2 Chronicles 21:12

21:12 Jehoram 1  received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You 2  have not followed in the footsteps 3  of your father Jehoshaphat and of 4  King Asa of Judah,

2 Chronicles 26:15

26:15 In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful. 5 

2 Chronicles 35:22

35:22 But Josiah did not turn back from him; 6  he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously 7  the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo. 8 

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

2 tn Heb “Because you…” In the Hebrew text this lengthy sentence is completed in vv. 14-15. Because of its length and complexity (and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences), the translation has divided it up into several English sentences.

3 tn Heb “walked in the ways.”

4 tn Heb “in the ways of.”

5 tn Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”

6 tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”

7 tn Heb “listen to.”

8 map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.