2 Tawarikh 20:4

20:4 The people of Judah ¹  assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; ²  they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help. ³ 

Yoel 1:14

1:14 Announce a holy fast; ⁴ 

proclaim a sacred assembly.

Gather the elders and ⁵  all the inhabitants of the land

to the temple of the Lord your God,

and cry out to the Lord.

[20:4]  ¹ 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]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (ָָבּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[1:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “consecrate a fast” (so NASB).

[1:14]  ⁵ tc The conjunction “and” does not appear in MT or LXX, but does appear in some Qumran texts (4QXII^c and 4QXII^g).