2 Tawarikh 18:21

18:21 He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord ¹  said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. ²  Go out and do as you have proposed.’

2 Tawarikh 31:6

31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah ³  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. ⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 33:18

33:18 The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the prophets ⁵  spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, are recorded ⁶  in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

[18:21]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:21]  ² 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 Lord is assuring the spirit of success on his mission. However, in a commissioning context (note the following imperatives) such as this, it is more likely that the imperfects are injunctive, in which case one could translate, “Deceive, and also overpower.”

[31:6]  ³ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

[31:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

[33:18]  ⁵ tn Or “seers.”

[33:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “look, they are.”