2 Chronicles 24:24

24:24 Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the Lord handed over to them Judah’s very large army, ¹  for the people of Judah ²  had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. The Syrians ³  gave Joash what he deserved. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 25:5

25:5 Amaziah assembled the people of Judah ⁵  and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age ⁶  equipped with spears and shields. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 31:1

31:1 When all this was over, the Israelites ⁸  who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished ⁹  all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. ¹⁰  Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities. ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 31:6

31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah ¹²  who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps. ¹³ 

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¹ tn Heb “though with a small amount of men the army of Aram came, the Lord gave into their hand an army [that was] very large.”

² tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “executed judgments [on] Joash.”

⁵ tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy here for the people of Judah.

⁶ tn Heb “young men going out to war.”

⁷ tn Heb “holding a spear and a shield.”

⁸ tn Heb “all Israel.”

⁹ tn Or “tore down.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “the high places and the altars from all Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and in Manasseh until finished.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel returned, each to his possession to their cities.”

¹² tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

¹³ tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.