2 Tawarikh 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, ¹  for ²  the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Tawarikh 1:7

1:7 That night God appeared ³  to Solomon and said to him, “Tell me ⁴  what I should give you.”

2 Tawarikh 3:3

3:3 Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple; ⁵  its length (determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet. ⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 5:5

5:5 The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people, ⁷  and all the holy items in the tent. ⁸ 

2 Tawarikh 9:5

9:5 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight ⁹  was true!

2 Tawarikh 12:2

12:2 Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

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 16:13

16:13 Asa passed away ¹¹  in the forty-first year of his reign.

2 Tawarikh 20:3-4

20:3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. ¹²  He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast. 20:4 The people of Judah ¹³  assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; ¹⁴  they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help. ¹⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 20:29

20:29 All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God ¹⁶  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. ¹⁷ 

2 Tawarikh 20:36

20:36 They agreed ¹⁸  to make large seagoing merchant ships; ¹⁹  they built the ships in Ezion Geber.

2 Tawarikh 24:10

24:10 All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full.

2 Tawarikh 24:13

24:13 They worked hard and made the repairs. ²⁰  They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it. ²¹ 

2 Tawarikh 24:15

24:15 Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130. ²² 

2 Tawarikh 24:18-19

24:18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord God of their ancestors, ²³  and worshiped ²⁴  the Asherah poles and idols. Because of this sinful activity, God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem. 24:19 The Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. ²⁵  They warned ²⁶  the people, but they would not pay attention.

2 Tawarikh 25:11

25:11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, ²⁷  where he defeated ²⁸  10,000 Edomites. ²⁹ 

2 Tawarikh 26:3

26:3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. ³⁰  His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.

2 Tawarikh 26:8

26:8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached ³¹  the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.

2 Tawarikh 28:14

28:14 So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly.

2 Tawarikh 29:36

29:36 Hezekiah and all the people were happy about what God had done ³²  for them, ³³  for it had been done quickly. ³⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 30:26

30:26 There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel. ³⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 35:1

Josiah Observes the Passover

35:1 Josiah observed a Passover festival for the Lord in Jerusalem. ³⁶  They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

[1:1]  ² tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

[1:7]  ³ tn Or “revealed himself.”

[1:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “ask.”

[3:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and these are the founding of Solomon to build the house of God.”

[3:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “the length [in] cubits by the former measure was sixty cubits, and a width of twenty cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches (45 cm) for the standard cubit, the length of the foundation would be 90 feet (27 m) and its width 30 feet (9 m).

[5:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

[5:5]  sn See Exod 33:7-11.

[5:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they carried the ark of the Lord…. The priests and the Levites carried them.”

[9:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”

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

[16:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers, and he died.”

[20:3]  ¹² tn Heb “and he set his face to seek the Lord.”

[20:4]  ¹³ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

[20:4]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to seek from the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[20:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (ָָבּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[20:29]  ¹⁶ 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]  ¹⁷ 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.”

[20:36]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he made an alliance with him.”

[20:36]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “make ships to go to Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish; a “Tarshish-ship” was essentially a large seagoing merchant ship.

[24:13]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and the doers of the work worked, and the repairs went up for the work by their hand.”

[24:13]  ²¹ tn Heb “and they caused the house of God to stand according to its measurements and they strengthened it.”

[24:15]  ²² tn Heb “and Jehoiada grew old and was full of days and died; [he was] one hundred thirty years old when he died.”

[24:18]  ²³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 24).

[24:18]  ²⁴ tn Heb “served.”

[24:19]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and he sent among them prophets to bring them back to the Lord.”

[24:19]  ²⁶ tn Heb “testified among.”

[25:11]  ²⁷ tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”

[25:11]  ²⁸ tn Or “struck down.”

[25:11]  ²⁹ tn Heb “sons of Seir.”

[26:3]  ³⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[26:8]  ³¹ tn Heb “and his name went to.”

[29:36]  ³² tn Heb “prepared.”

[29:36]  ³³ tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun “they” has been used here for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.

[29:36]  ³⁴ tn Heb “for quickly was the matter.”

[30:26]  ³⁵ tn Heb “and there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, there was nothing like this in Jerusalem.”

[35:1]  ³⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.