2 Chronicles 5:3

5:3 All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival¹ in the seventh month.²

2 Chronicles 7:4

7:4 The king and all the people were presenting sacrifices to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 9:2

9:2 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.³

2 Chronicles 9:17

9:17 The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 9:22

9:22 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.⁴

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in⁵ Shechem to make Rehoboam⁶ king.

2 Chronicles 10:13

10:13 The king responded to the people harshly. He⁷ rejected the advice of the older men

2 Chronicles 12:6

12:6 The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”⁸

2 Chronicles 17:1

Jehoshaphat Becomes King

17:1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.⁹

2 Chronicles 18:8

18:8 The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

2 Chronicles 26:2

26:2 Uzziah¹⁰ built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah¹¹ had passed away.¹²

2 Chronicles 28:20

28:20 King Tiglath-pileser¹³ of Assyria came, but he gave him more trouble than support.¹⁴

2 Chronicles 28:22

28:22 During his time of trouble King Ahaz was even more unfaithful to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:4

30:4 The proposal seemed appropriate to¹⁵ the king and the entire assembly.

2 Chronicles 33:20

33:20 Manasseh passed away¹⁶ and was buried in his palace. His son Amon replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 34:19

34:19 When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

¹sn This festival in the seventh month was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

²sn The seventh month would be September-October in modern reckoning.

³tn Heb “Solomon declared to her all her words; there was not a word hidden from the king which he did not declare to her.” If riddles are specifically in view (see v. 1), then one might translate, “Solomon explained to her all her riddles; there was no riddle too complex for the king.”

⁴tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.”

⁵tn Heb “come [to].”

⁶tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation in place of the proper name in keeping with contemporary English style.

⁸tn Or “fair,” meaning the Lord’s punishment of them was just or fair.

⁹tn Heb “and strengthened himself over Israel.”

¹⁰tn Heb “he”; the referent (Uzziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹tn Heb “after the king”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹²tn “slept with his fathers.”

¹³tn Heb “Tilgath-pilneser,” a variant spelling of Tiglath-pileser.

¹⁴tn Heb “and he caused him distress and did not strengthen him.”

¹⁵tn Heb “and the thing was proper in the eyes of.”

¹⁶tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”