2 Tawarikh 6:23-24

6:23 listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve. ¹ 

6:24 “If your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ²  because they sinned against you, then if they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ³  and pray for your help ⁴  before you in this temple,

2 Tawarikh 6:26

6:26 “The time will come when ⁵  the skies ⁶  are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people ⁷  sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, ⁸  and turn away from their sin because you punish ⁹  them,

2 Tawarikh 22:5

22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram ¹⁰  of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria ¹¹  at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

[6:23]  ¹ tn Heb “and you, hear [from] heaven and act and judge your servants by repaying the guilty, to give his way on his head, and to declare the innocent to be innocent, to give to him according to his innocence.”

[6:24]  ² tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[6:24]  ³ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[6:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”

[6:26]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Heb “they.”

[6:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[6:26]  ⁹ 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”).

[22:5]  ¹⁰ sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.

[22:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).