2 Chronicles 15:9
Context15:9 He assembled all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the settlers 1 from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had come to live with them. Many people from Israel had come there to live 2 when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
2 Chronicles 16:4
Context16:4 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. 3 They conquered 4 Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, 5 and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
2 Chronicles 18:9
Context18:9 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, dressed in their royal robes, at the threshing floor at 6 the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying before them.
2 Chronicles 18:21
Context18:21 He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord 7 said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. 8 Go out and do as you have proposed.’
2 Chronicles 20:15
Context20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, 9 residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic 10 because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
2 Chronicles 22:1
Context22:1 The residents of Jerusalem 11 made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. 12 So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 31:19
Context31:19 As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, 13 men were assigned 14 to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.
1 tn Or “resident aliens.”
2 tn Heb “had fallen upon him.”
3 tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”
4 tn Heb “They struck down.”
5 sn In the parallel passage in 1 Kgs 15:20, this city’s name appears as Abel Beth Maacah. These appear to be variant names for the same place.
6 tn Heb “at,” which in this case probably means “near.”
7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
8 tn The Hebrew text has two imperfects connected by וְגַם (vÿgam). These verbs could be translated as specific futures, “you will deceive and also you will prevail,” in which case the
9 tn 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.
10 tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”
11 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
12 tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”
13 tn Heb “the priests in the fields of the pastureland of their cities in every city and city.”
14 tn Heb “designated by names.”