2 Tawarikh 8:18

8:18 Huram sent him ships and some of his sailors, men who were well acquainted with the sea. They sailed with Solomon’s men to Ophir, ¹  and took from there 450 talents ²  of gold, which they brought back to King Solomon.

2 Tawarikh 12:15

12:15 The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded ³  in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records.

2 Tawarikh 18:7

18:7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ⁴  But I despise ⁵  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always ⁶  disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ⁷  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

2 Tawarikh 18:16

18:16 Micaiah ⁸  replied, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”

2 Tawarikh 26:18

26:18 They confronted ⁹  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 ¹⁰  and the Lord God will not honor you!”

2 Tawarikh 33:19

33:19 The Annals of the Prophets include his prayer, give an account of how the Lord responded to it, record all his sins and unfaithful acts, and identify the sites where he built high places and erected Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself. ¹¹ 

2 Tawarikh 34:27

34:27 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit ¹²  and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words concerning this place and its residents. You humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the Lord.

[8:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and Huram sent to him by the hand of his servants, ships, and servants [who] know the sea, and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir.”

[8:18]  ² tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the gold was 30,285 lbs. (13,770 kg).

[12:15]  ³ tn Heb “As for the events of Rehoboam, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

[18:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[18:7]  ⁵ tn Or “hate.”

[18:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “all his days.”

[18:7]  ⁷ tn The words “his name is” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[18:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “stood against.”

[26:18]  ¹⁰ tn Or “been unfaithful.”

[33:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and his prayer and being entreated by him, and all his sin and his unfaithfulness and the places where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself – behold, they are written on the words of his seers.”

[34:27]  ¹² tn Heb “Because your heart was tender.”