2 Chronicles 9:8

9:8 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹  you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! ²  Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, ³  he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.” ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 34:3

34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor ⁵  David. In his twelfth year he began ridding ⁶  Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.

2 Chronicles 34:8

34:8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. ⁷  He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 34:31

34:31 The king stood by his pillar ⁸  and renewed ⁹  the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow ¹⁰  the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, ¹¹  by carrying out the terms ¹²  of this covenant recorded on this scroll.

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¹ tn Or “delighted in.”

² tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

³ tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

⁴ tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

⁵ tn Heb “father.”

⁶ tn Heb “purifying.”

⁷ tn Heb “to purify the land and the house.”

⁸ tc This assumes an emendation to עַמּוּדוֹ (’ammudo), see 23:13. The MT reads “at his place.”

⁹ tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made” or “agreed to.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “walk after.”

¹¹ tn Or “soul.”

¹² tn Heb “words.”