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 25:16
Context25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah 2 said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” 3 So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided 4 to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”
2 Chronicles 25:24
Context25:24 He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in God’s temple that were in the care of Obed-Edom, the riches in the royal palace, and some hostages. Then he went back to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 30:6
Context30:6 Messengers 5 delivered the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah.
This royal edict read: 6 “O Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may return 7 to you who have been spared from the kings of Assyria. 8
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 “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”
4 tn 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.”
5 tn Heb “the runners.”
6 tn Heb “and according to the command of the king, saying.”
7 tn The jussive with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
8 tn Heb “to the survivors who are left to you from the palm of the kings of Assyria.”
