2 Chronicles 6:10

6:10 The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel

2 Chronicles 8:11

8:11 Solomon moved Pharaoh’s daughter up from the City of David¹ to the palace he had built for her, for he said, “My wife must not live in the palace of King David of Israel, for the places where the ark of the Lord has entered are holy.”

2 Chronicles 14:7

14:7 He said to the people of Judah:² “Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates.³ The land remains ours because we have followed⁴ the Lord our God and he has made us secure on all sides.”⁵ So they built the cities⁶ and prospered.

2 Chronicles 16:7

16:7 At that time Hanani the prophet⁷ visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

2 Chronicles 24:20

24:20 God’s Spirit energized⁸ 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 25:16

25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah⁹ said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!”¹⁰ So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided¹¹ to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

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.¹²

2 Chronicles 31:10

31:10 Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, “Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.”

2 Chronicles 32:15

32:15 Now don’t let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. So how¹³ can your gods rescue¹⁴ you from my power?’”

¹sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

²tn 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.

³tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”

⁴tn Heb “sought.”

⁵tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”

⁶tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

⁷tn Heb “the seer.”

⁸tn Heb “clothed.”

⁹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”

¹¹tn The verb יָעַץ (ya’ats, “has decided”) is from the same root as יוֹעֵץ (yo’ets, “counselor”) in v. 16 and עֵצָה (’etsah, “advice”) later in v. 16. The wordplay highlights the appropriate nature of the divine punishment. Amaziah rejected the counsel of God’s prophet; now he would be the victim of God’s “counsel.”

¹²tn Heb “and you killed them with anger [that] reaches as far as heaven.”

¹³tn Heb “how much less.”

¹⁴tn The verb is plural, suggesting that the preceding אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (’elohekhem) be translated “your gods,” rather than “your God.”