Discovery Box2 Chronicles 2:4 
Context2:4 Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor 1 the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, 2 and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis. 3
2 Chronicles 10:10
Context10:10 The young advisers with whom Rehoboam 4 had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden’ 5 – say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! 6
2 Chronicles 20:25
Context20:25 Jehoshaphat and his men 7 went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing 8 and valuable items. They carried away everything they could. 9 There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off. 10
2 Chronicles 24:14
Context24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple.
2 Chronicles 25:18
Context25:18 King Joash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thorn bush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn bush. 11
2 Chronicles 35:18
Context35:18 A Passover like this had not been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had observed a Passover like the one celebrated by Josiah, the priests, the Levites, all the people of Judah and Israel who were there, and the residents of Jerusalem.
1 tn Heb “for the name of.”
2 tn Heb “and the regular display.”
3 tn Heb “permanently [is] this upon Israel.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.”
6 tn Heb “My little one is thicker than my father’s hips.” The referent of “my little one” is not clear. The traditional view is that it refers to the little finger (so NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). As the following statement makes clear, Rehoboam’s point is that he is more harsh and demanding than his father.
7 tn Or “army.”
8 tc The MT reads פְגָרִים (fÿgarim, “corpses”), but this seems odd among a list of plunder. A few medieval Hebrew
9 tn Heb “and they snatched away for themselves so that there was no carrying away.”
10 tn Heb “and they were three days looting the plunder for it was great.”
11 sn The thorn bush in the allegory is Judah. Amaziah’s success had deceived him into thinking he was on the same level as the major powers in the area (symbolized by the cedar). In reality he was not capable of withstanding an attack by a real military power such as Israel (symbolized by the wild animal).
