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 6:26

6:26 “The time will come when ³  the skies ⁴  are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people ⁵  sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, ⁶  and turn away from their sin because you punish ⁷  them,

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, ⁸  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

2 Tawarikh 7:6

7:6 The priests stood in their assigned spots, along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the Lord. ⁹  (These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the Lord and which were used by David when he offered praise, saying, “Certainly his loyal love endures.”) ¹⁰  Opposite the Levites, ¹¹  the priests were blowing the trumpets, while all Israel stood there.

2 Tawarikh 30:22

30:22 Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, ¹²  who demonstrated great skill in serving the Lord. ¹³  They feasted for the seven days of the festival, ¹⁴  and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.

2 Tawarikh 31:2

The People Contribute to the Temple

31:2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites to do their assigned tasks ¹⁵  – to offer burnt sacrifices and present offerings and to serve, give thanks, and offer praise in the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary. ¹⁶ 

[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.”

[6:26]  ³ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 26-27a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

[6:26]  ⁴ tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[6:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “they.”

[6:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[6:26]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text reads “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (’anah, “answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (tÿ’annem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (“afflict”).

[7:3]  ⁸ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the priests were standing at their posts, and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord.”

[7:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “which David the king made to give thanks to the Lord, for lasting is his loyal love, when David praised by them.”

[7:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “opposite them”; the referent (the Levites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:22]  ¹² 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]  ¹³ tn Heb “who demonstrated skill [with] good skill for the Lord.”

[30:22]  ¹⁴ 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.

[31:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each in accordance with his service for the priests and for the Levites.”

[31:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “in the gates of the encampments of the Lord.”