Discovery Box2 Chronicles 2:12 
Context2:12 Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. 1
2 Chronicles 13:8
Context13:8 Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. 2 You have a huge army, 3 and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
2 Chronicles 21:12
Context21:12 Jehoram 4 received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You 5 have not followed in the footsteps 6 of your father Jehoshaphat and of 7 King Asa of Judah,
2 Chronicles 23:3
Context23:3 and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada 8 said to them, “The king’s son will rule, just as the Lord promised David’s descendants.
2 Chronicles 26:16
Context26:16 But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. 9 He disobeyed 10 the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar.
2 Chronicles 29:6
Context29:6 For our fathers were unfaithful; they did what is evil in the sight of 11 the Lord our God and abandoned him! They turned 12 away from the Lord’s dwelling place and rejected him. 13
2 Chronicles 30:1
Context30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem 14 and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 31:13
Context31:13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God’s temple.
2 Chronicles 32:31
Context32:31 So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land, 15 God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives. 16
2 Chronicles 34:25
Context34:25 This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices 17 to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. 18 My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”
2 Chronicles 35:22
Context35:22 But Josiah did not turn back from him; 19 he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously 20 the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo. 21
1 tn Heb “who has given to David a wise son [who] knows discernment and insight, who will build a house for the
2 tn Heb “the kingdom of the
3 tn Or “horde”; or “multitude.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “Because you…” In the Hebrew text this lengthy sentence is completed in vv. 14-15. Because of its length and complexity (and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences), the translation has divided it up into several English sentences.
6 tn Heb “walked in the ways.”
7 tn Heb “in the ways of.”
8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoiada the priest, cf. v. 8) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] to destroy.”
10 tn Or “was unfaithful to.”
11 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
12 tn Heb “turned their faces.”
13 tn Heb “and turned the back.”
14 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
15 tn Heb “and when the envoys of the officials of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire concerning the sign which was in the land, [arrived].”
16 tn Heb “to know all [that was] in his heart.”
17 tn Or “burned incense.”
18 tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The present translation assumes this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods”). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”
19 tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”
20 tn Heb “listen to.”
21 map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.
