2 Tawarikh 15:16

15:16 King Asa also removed Maacah his grandmother ¹  from her position as queen mother ²  because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and crushed and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

2 Tawarikh 28:5

28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians ³  defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. ⁴  He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. ⁵ 

[15:16]  ¹ tn Heb “mother,” but Hebrew often uses “father” and “mother” for grandparents and even more remote ancestors.

[15:16]  ² tn The Hebrew term גְּבִירָה (gÿvirah) can denote “queen” or “queen mother” depending on the context. Here the latter is indicated, since Maacah was the wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah.

[28:5]  ³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”

[28:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”