2 Chronicles 5:2

Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

5:2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, ¹  so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David ²  (that is, Zion). ³ 

2 Chronicles 5:13

5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: ⁴  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 6:26

6:26 “The time will come when ⁶  the skies ⁷  are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people ⁸  sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, ⁹  and turn away from their sin because you punish ¹⁰  them,

2 Chronicles 14:7

14:7 He said to the people of Judah: ¹¹  “Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. ¹²  The land remains ours because we have followed ¹³  the Lord our God and he has made us secure on all sides.” ¹⁴  So they built the cities ¹⁵  and prospered.

2 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 Asa prayed ¹⁶  to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. ¹⁷  Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. ¹⁸  O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!” ¹⁹ 

2 Chronicles 15:9

15:9 He assembled all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the settlers ²⁰  from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had come to live with them. Many people from Israel had come there to live ²¹  when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

2 Chronicles 23:18

23:18 Jehoiada then assigned the duties of the Lord’s temple to the priests, the Levites whom David had assigned to the Lord’s temple. They were responsible for offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord with joy and music, according to ²²  the law of Moses and the edict of David.

2 Chronicles 23:20

23:20 He summoned ²³  the officers of the units of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of land, and he then led the king down from the Lord’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne.

2 Chronicles 24:12

24:12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen ²⁴  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the Lord’s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 26:18

26:18 They confronted ²⁵  King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed ²⁶  and the Lord God will not honor you!”

2 Chronicles 28:9

28:9 Oded, a prophet of the Lord, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice. ²⁷ 

2 Chronicles 29:21

29:21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. ²⁸  The king ²⁹  told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:18

30:18 The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. ³⁰  For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: “May the Lord, who is good, forgive ³¹ 

2 Chronicles 31:6

31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah ³²  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. ³³ 

2 Chronicles 31:16

31:16 They made disbursements to all the males three years old and up who were listed in the genealogical records – to all who would enter the Lord’s temple to serve on a daily basis and fulfill their duties as assigned to their divisions. ³⁴ 

2 Chronicles 34:9

34:9 They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the silver that had been brought to God’s temple. The Levites who guarded the door had collected it from the people of ³⁵  Manasseh and Ephraim and from all who were left in Israel, as well as from all the people of ³⁶  Judah and Benjamin and the residents of ³⁷  Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:22

34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king ³⁸  went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, ³⁹  the supervisor of the wardrobe. ⁴⁰  (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh ⁴¹  district.) They stated their business, ⁴² 

2 Chronicles 34:33

34:33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged ⁴³  all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign ⁴⁴  they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

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

³ tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (it is Zion).”

⁴ tn Heb “like one were the trumpeters and the musicians, causing one voice to be heard, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, and while raising a voice with trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of music, and while praising the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the Lord.”

⁶ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 26-27a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

⁷ tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁸ tn Heb “they.”

⁹ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text reads “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (’anah, “answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (tÿ’annem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (“afflict”).

¹¹ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

¹² tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”

¹³ tn Heb “sought.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”

¹⁵ tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

¹⁶ tn Heb “called out.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “let not man retain [strength] with you.”

²⁰ tn Or “resident aliens.”

²¹ tn Heb “had fallen upon him.”

²² tn Heb “as it is written in.”

²³ tn Heb “took.”

²⁴ tn Heb “doers of the work.”

²⁵ tn Heb “stood against.”

²⁶ tn Or “been unfaithful.”

²⁷ tn Heb “and you killed them with anger [that] reaches as far as heaven.”

²⁸ sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.

²⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³⁰ tn Heb “without what is written.”

³¹ tn Heb “make atonement for.”

³² tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

³³ tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

³⁴ tn Heb “in addition enrolling them by males from a son of three years and upwards, to everyone who enters the house of the Lord for a matter of a day in its day, for their service by their duties according to their divisions.”

³⁵ tn Heb “from Manasseh and Ephraim.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Manasseh and Ephraim” here by metonymy for the people of Manasseh and Ephraim.

³⁶ tn Heb “all Judah and Benjamin.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Judah and Benjamin” here by metonymy for the people of Judah and Benjamin.

³⁷ tc The Hebrew consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the reading, “and the residents of.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “and they returned.”

³⁸ tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”

³⁹ tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”

⁴⁰ tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”

⁴¹ tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.

⁴² tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”

⁴³ tn Or “caused, forced.”

⁴⁴ tn Heb “all his days.”