2 Tawarikh 9:21

9:21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships ¹  manned by Huram’s men ²  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ³  came into port with cargoes of ⁴  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 24:9

24:9 An edict was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem requiring the people to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses, God’s servant, imposed on Israel in the wilderness. ⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 33:11

33:11 So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, ⁷  bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.

2 Tawarikh 33:13

33:13 When he prayed to the Lord, ⁸  the Lord ⁹  responded to him ¹⁰  and answered favorably ¹¹  his cry for mercy. The Lord ¹²  brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

2 Tawarikh 34:14

34:14 When they took out the silver that had been brought to the Lord’s temple, Hilkiah the priest found the law scroll the Lord had given to Moses.

2 Tawarikh 35:13

35:13 They cooked the Passover sacrifices over the open fire as prescribed and cooked the consecrated offerings in pots, kettles, and pans. They quickly served them to all the people.

[9:21]  ¹ tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish with the servants of Huram.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

[9:21]  ² tn Heb “servants.”

[9:21]  ³ tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

[9:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”

[9:21]  ⁵ tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”

[24:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they gave voice in Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the tax of Moses the servant of God upon Israel in the wilderness.”

[33:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they seized him with hooks.”

[33:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “was entreated by him,” or “allowed himself to be entreated by him.”

[33:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “heard.”

[33:13]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.