2 Chronicles 7:7

7:7 Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that is in front of the Lord’s temple. He offered burnt sacrifices, grain offerings,¹ and the fat from the peace offerings there, because the bronze altar that Solomon had made was too small to hold all these offerings.²

2 Chronicles 12:5

12:5 Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’”³

2 Chronicles 14:7

14:7 He said to the people of Judah:⁴ “Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates.⁵ The land remains ours because we have followed⁶ the Lord our God and he has made us secure on all sides.”⁷ So they built the cities⁸ and prospered.

2 Chronicles 16:7

16:7 At that time Hanani the prophet⁹ 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 18:7

18:7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will.¹⁰ But I despise¹¹ him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always¹² disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.¹³ Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

2 Chronicles 19:2

19:2 the prophet¹⁴ Jehu son of Hanani confronted him;¹⁵ he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord?¹⁶ Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!¹⁷

2 Chronicles 20:15

20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah,¹⁸ residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic¹⁹ because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Chronicles 22:6

22:6 Joram²⁰ returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians²¹ in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Ahaziah²² son of King Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he had been wounded.²³

2 Chronicles 23:14

23:14 Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them, “Bring her outside the temple to the guards.²⁴ Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the Lord’s temple.²⁵

2 Chronicles 24:20

24:20 God’s Spirit energized²⁶ 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 24:25

24:25 When they withdrew, they left Joash²⁷ badly wounded. His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to²⁸ the son²⁹ of Jehoiada the priest. They murdered him on his bed. Thus³⁰ he died and was buried in the City of David,³¹ but not in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 25:16

25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah³² said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!”³³ So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided³⁴ 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.³⁵

2 Chronicles 32:7

32:7 “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic³⁶ because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him! We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him.³⁷

2 Chronicles 34:21

34:21 “Go, seek an oracle from³⁸ the Lord for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about³⁹ the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us,⁴⁰ because our ancestors⁴¹ have not obeyed the word of the Lord by doing all that this scroll instructs!”⁴²

¹tc The Hebrew text omits reference to the grain offerings at this point, but note that they are included both in the list in the second half of the verse (see note on “offerings” at the end of this verse) and in the parallel account in 1 Kgs 8:64. The construction וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָה (vÿ’et-hamminkhah; vav [ו] + accusative sign + noun with article; “grain offerings”) was probably omitted accidentally by homoioarcton. Note the וְאֶת (vÿ’et) that immediately follows.

²tn Heb “to hold the burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.” Because this is redundant, the translation employs a summary phrase: “all these offerings.”

³tn Heb “also I have rejected you into the hand of Shishak.”

⁴tn 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.

⁵tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”

⁶tn Heb “sought.”

⁷tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”

⁸tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

⁹tn Heb “the seer.”

¹⁰tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

¹¹tn Or “hate.”

¹²tn Heb “all his days.”

¹³tn The words “his name is” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁴tn Or “seer.”

¹⁵tn Heb “went out to his face.”

¹⁶tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”

¹⁷tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”

¹⁸tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah. Unlike the previous instance in v. 13 where infants, wives, and children are mentioned separately, this reference appears to include them all.

¹⁹tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

²⁰tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²¹tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”

²²tc Most Hebrew mss read “Azariah.” A few Hebrew mss, the LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac read “Ahaziah” (cf. 2 Kgs 8:29).

²³tn Heb “because he was sick,” presumably referring to the wounds he received in the battle with the Syrians.

²⁴tn Heb “ranks.”

²⁵tn Heb “for the priest had said, ‘Do not put her to death in the house of the Lord.’”

²⁶tn Heb “clothed.”

²⁷tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁸tn Heb “because of the shed blood of.”

²⁹tc The MT has the plural בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons”), but the final yod is dittographic. Note the yod that immediately follows.

³⁰tn Heb “and he died.”

³¹sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

³²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³³tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”

³⁴tn 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.”

³⁵tn Heb “and you killed them with anger [that] reaches as far as heaven.”

³⁶tn Or perhaps, “and don’t be discouraged.”

³⁷tn Heb “for with us [is] a greater [one] than with him.”

³⁸tn Or “inquire of.”

³⁹tn Heb “concerning.”

⁴⁰tn Heb “for great is the anger of the Lord which has been ignited against us.”

⁴¹tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 32, 33).

⁴²tn Heb “by doing according to all that is written on this scroll.”