2 Chronicles 2:12

2:12 Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 9:29

Solomon’s Reign Ends

9:29 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded ²  in the Annals of Nathan the Prophet, the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and the Vision of Iddo the Seer pertaining to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 10:16

10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! ³  Return to your homes, O Israel! ⁴  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ⁵  So all Israel returned to their homes. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 18:7

18:7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ⁷  But I despise ⁸  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always ⁹  disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹⁰  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

2 Chronicles 19:2

19:2 the prophet ¹¹  Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; ¹²  he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? ¹³  Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you! ¹⁴ 

2 Chronicles 19:11

19:11 You will report to Amariah the chief priest in all matters pertaining to the Lord’s law, and to Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the family of Judah, in all matters pertaining to the king. ¹⁵  The Levites will serve as officials before you. Confidently carry out your duties! ¹⁶  May the Lord be with those who do well!”

2 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 He looked for Ahaziah, who was captured while hiding in Samaria. ¹⁷  They brought him to Jehu and then executed him. They did give him a burial, for they reasoned, ¹⁸  “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with his whole heart.” There was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to rule in his place. ¹⁹ 

2 Chronicles 24:20

24:20 God’s Spirit energized ²⁰  Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!’”

2 Chronicles 24:25

24:25 When they withdrew, they left Joash ²¹  badly wounded. His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to ²²  the son ²³  of Jehoiada the priest. They murdered him on his bed. Thus ²⁴  he died and was buried in the City of David, ²⁵  but not in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 24:27

24:27 The list of Joash’s ²⁶  sons, the many prophetic oracles pertaining to him, and the account of his building project on God’s temple are included in the record of the Scroll of the Kings. ²⁷  His son Amaziah replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 25:18

25:18 King Joash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thorn bush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn bush. ²⁸ 

2 Chronicles 26:21

26:21 King Uzziah suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, ²⁹  afflicted by a skin disease and banned from the Lord’s temple. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.

2 Chronicles 33:7

33:7 He put an idolatrous image he had made in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home. ³⁰ 

2 Chronicles 35:3

35:3 He told the Levites, who instructed all Israel about things consecrated to the Lord, “Place the holy ark in the temple which King Solomon son of David of Israel built. Don’t carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel!

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¹ tn Heb “who has given to David a wise son [who] knows discernment and insight, who will build a house for the Lord and house for his kingship.”

² tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

³ sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

⁴ tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

⁶ tn Heb “went to their tents.”

⁷ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

⁸ tn Or “hate.”

⁹ tn Heb “all his days.”

¹⁰ tn The words “his name is” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹¹ tn Or “seer.”

¹² tn Heb “went out to his face.”

¹³ tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “and look, Amariah the chief priest is over you with respect to every matter of the Lord, and Zebadiah…with respect to every matter of the king.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “Be strong and act!”

¹⁷ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

¹⁸ tn Heb “they said.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “and there was no one belonging to the house of Ahaziah to retain strength for kingship.”

²⁰ tn Heb “clothed.”

²¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²² tn Heb “because of the shed blood of.”

²³ tc The MT has the plural בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons”), but the final yod is dittographic. Note the yod that immediately follows.

²⁴ tn Heb “and he died.”

²⁵ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

²⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁷ tn Heb “And his sons and the abundance of the oracle[s] against him, and the founding of the house of God, look are they not written on the writing of the scroll of the kings?”

²⁸ sn The thorn bush in the allegory is Judah. Amaziah’s success had deceived him into thinking he was on the same level as the major powers in the area (symbolized by the cedar). In reality he was not capable of withstanding an attack by a real military power such as Israel (symbolized by the wild animal).

²⁹ tn The precise meaning of בֵּית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhafshiyt, “house of [?]”) is uncertain. NASB, NIV, NRSV all have “in a separate house”; NEB has “in his own house…relieved of all duties.” For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 166-67.

³⁰ tn Heb “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I chose from all the tribes of Israel, I will place my name permanently” (or perhaps “forever”).