2 Chronicles 6:36

6:36 “The time will come when your people ¹  will sin against you (for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry at them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their land, whether far away or close by.

2 Chronicles 7:3

7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, ²  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

2 Chronicles 31:1

31:1 When all this was over, the Israelites ³  who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished ⁴  all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. ⁵  Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 31:6

31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah ⁷  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. ⁸ 

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. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 34:33

34:33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged ¹⁰  all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign ¹¹  they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

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¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (God’s people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “all Israel.”

⁴ tn Or “tore down.”

⁵ tn Heb “the high places and the altars from all Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and in Manasseh until finished.”

⁶ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel returned, each to his possession to their cities.”

⁷ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

⁸ tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

⁹ 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.”

¹⁰ tn Or “caused, forced.”

¹¹ tn Heb “all his days.”