2 Chronicles 26:21
Context26:21 King Uzziah suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, 1 afflicted by a skin disease and banned from the Lord’s temple. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.
2 Chronicles 31:6
Context31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah 2 who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps. 3
2 Chronicles 34:22
Context34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king 4 went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, 5 the supervisor of the wardrobe. 6 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 7 district.) They stated their business, 8
1 tn The precise meaning of בֵּית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhafshiyt, “house of [?]”) is uncertain. NASB, NIV, NRSV all have “in a separate house”; NEB has “in his own house…relieved of all duties.” For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 166-67.
2 tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”
3 tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.
4 tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”
5 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”
6 tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”
7 tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.
8 tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”