2 Tawarikh 5:13

5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: ¹  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. ² 

2 Tawarikh 6:8

6:8 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me. ³ 

2 Tawarikh 7:3

7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, ⁴  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

2 Tawarikh 9:8

9:8 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ⁵  you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! ⁶  Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, ⁷  he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.” ⁸ 

2 Tawarikh 12:1-2

12:1 After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord. 12:2 Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

2 Tawarikh 13:11

13:11 They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly ⁹  we are observing the Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.

2 Tawarikh 13:20

13:20 Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. ¹⁰  The Lord struck him down and he died.

2 Tawarikh 14:12

14:12 The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled,

2 Tawarikh 15:13-14

15:13 Anyone who would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be executed, whether they were young or old, ¹¹  male or female. 15:14 They swore their allegiance to the Lord, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns. ¹² 

2 Tawarikh 17:3

17:3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor ¹³  David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. ¹⁴  He did not seek the Baals,

2 Tawarikh 17:5

17:5 The Lord made his kingdom secure; ¹⁵  all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. ¹⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 17:10

17:10 The Lord put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; ¹⁷  they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.

2 Tawarikh 19:9

19:9 He commanded them: “Carry out your duties with respect for the Lord, with honesty, and with pure motives. ¹⁸ 

2 Tawarikh 20:3

20:3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. ¹⁹  He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

2 Tawarikh 20:13

20:13 All the men of Judah ²⁰  were standing before the Lord, along with their infants, wives, and children.

2 Tawarikh 20:29

20:29 All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God ²¹  when they heard how the Lord had fought against Israel’s enemies.

2 Tawarikh 20:32

20:32 He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. ²² 

2 Tawarikh 21:14

21:14 So look, the Lord is about to severely afflict ²³  your people, your sons, your wives, and all you own.

2 Tawarikh 21:16

21:16 The Lord stirred up against Jehoram the Philistines ²⁴  and the Arabs who lived beside the Cushites.

2 Tawarikh 23:16

23:16 Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord. ²⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 23:18-19

23:18 Jehoiada then assigned the duties of the Lord’s temple to the priests, the Levites whom David had assigned to the Lord’s temple. They were responsible for offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord with joy and music, according to ²⁶  the law of Moses and the edict of David. 23:19 He posted guards at the gates of the Lord’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.

2 Tawarikh 30:9

30:9 For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will be shown mercy by their captors and return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate; he will not reject you ²⁷  if you return to him.”

2 Tawarikh 30:22

30:22 Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, ²⁸  who demonstrated great skill in serving the Lord. ²⁹  They feasted for the seven days of the festival, ³⁰  and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.

2 Tawarikh 36:22

Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home

36:22 In the first year of the reign of ³¹  King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, ³²  the Lord moved ³³  King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

[5:13]  ¹ tn Heb “like one were the trumpeters and the musicians, causing one voice to be heard, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, and while raising a voice with trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of music, and while praising the Lord.”

[5:13]  ² tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the Lord.”

[6:8]  ³ tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”

[7:3]  ⁴ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[9:8]  ⁵ tn Or “delighted in.”

[9:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

[9:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

[9:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

[13:11]  ⁹ tn Or “for.”

[13:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the strength of Jeroboam was not retained again in the days of Abijah.”

[15:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “whether small or great.”

[15:14]  ¹² tn Heb “with a loud voice and with a shout and with trumpets and with horns.”

[17:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “father.”

[17:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “for he walked in the ways of David his father [in] the beginning [times].”

[17:5]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.”

[17:5]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.”

[17:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and the terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were surrounding Judah.”

[19:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “This you must do with the fear of the Lord, with honesty, and with a complete heart.”

[20:3]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and he set his face to seek the Lord.”

[20:13]  ²⁰ tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the men of Judah.

[20:29]  ²¹ tn Heb “and the terror of God [or “a great terror”] was upon all the kingdoms of the lands.” It is uncertain if אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) should be understood as a proper name here (“God”), or taken in an idiomatic superlative sense.

[20:32]  ²² tn Heb “he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn from it, doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.”

[21:14]  ²³ tn Heb “to strike with a great striking.”

[21:16]  ²⁴ tn Heb “the spirit of the Philistines.”

[23:16]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and [between] all the people and [between] the king, to become a people for the Lord.”

[23:18]  ²⁶ tn Heb “as it is written in.”

[30:9]  ²⁷ tn Heb “turn [his] face from you.”

[30:22]  ²⁸ tn Heb “and Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites.” On the meaning of the idiom “speak to the heart of” here, see HALOT 210 s.v. II דבר 8.d.

[30:22]  ²⁹ tn Heb “who demonstrated skill [with] good skill for the Lord.”

[30:22]  ³⁰ tn Heb “and they ate [during] the appointed time [for] seven days.” מוֹעֵד (mo’ed, “appointed time”) is probably an adverbial accusative of time referring to the festival. However, some understand it as metonymically referring to the food eaten during the festival. See BDB 417 s.v.

[36:22]  ³¹ tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[36:22]  ³² tn Heb “to complete the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:22]  sn Regarding the promise he delivered through Jeremiah see Jer 29:10.

[36:22]  ³³ tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”