2 Tawarikh 5:2

Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

5:2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, ¹  so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David ²  (that is, Zion). ³ 

2 Tawarikh 13:9

13:9 But you banished ⁴  the Lord’s priests, Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! Anyone who comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of these fake gods! ⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 26:18

26:18 They confronted ⁶  King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed ⁷  and the Lord God will not honor you!”

2 Tawarikh 29:21

29:21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. ⁸  The king ⁹  told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord.

2 Tawarikh 31:19

31:19 As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, ¹⁰  men were assigned ¹¹  to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.

2 Tawarikh 32:33

32:33 Hezekiah passed away ¹²  and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor. ¹³  His son Manasseh replaced him as king.

[5:2]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[5:2]  ² sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[5:2]  ³ tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (it is Zion).”

[13:9]  ⁴ tn In the Hebrew text this is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Did you not banish?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you did,” the force of which is reflected in the translation “But you banished.”

[13:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “whoever comes to fill his hand with a bull of a son of cattle, and seven rams, and he is a priest to no-gods.”

[26:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “stood against.”

[26:18]  ⁷ tn Or “been unfaithful.”

[29:21]  ⁸ sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.

[29:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[31:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the priests in the fields of the pastureland of their cities in every city and city.”

[31:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “designated by names.”

[32:33]  ¹² tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[32:33]  ¹³ tn Heb “and honor they did to him in his death, all Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.”