2 Chronicles 7:19

7:19 “But if you people ¹  ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, ²  and decide to serve and worship other gods, ³ 

2 Chronicles 10:15

10:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events ⁴  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ⁵  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 18:33

18:33 Now an archer shot an arrow at random ⁶  and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ⁷  ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line, ⁸  for I am wounded.”

2 Chronicles 35:22

35:22 But Josiah did not turn back from him; ⁹  he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously ¹⁰  the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn The Hebrew pronoun is plural, suggesting that Solomon and all Israel (or perhaps Solomon and his successors) are in view. To convey this to the English reader, the translation “you people” has been employed.

² tn Heb “which I placed before you.”

³ tn Heb “and walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

⁴ tn Heb “because this turn of events was from God.”

⁵ tn Heb “so that the Lord might bring to pass his word which he spoke.”

⁶ tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “camp.”

⁹ tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “listen to.”

¹¹ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.