2 Tawarikh 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, ¹  for ²  the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Tawarikh 1:16

1:16 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt ³  and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.

2 Tawarikh 4:9

4:9 He made the courtyard of the priests and the large enclosure and its doors; ⁴  he plated their doors with bronze.

2 Tawarikh 20:11

20:11 Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!

2 Tawarikh 23:15

23:15 They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. ⁵  There they executed her.

2 Tawarikh 25:11

25:11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, ⁶  where he defeated ⁷  10,000 Edomites. ⁸ 

2 Tawarikh 34:17

34:17 They melted down the silver in the Lord’s temple ⁹  and handed it over to the supervisors of the construction foremen.”

[1:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

[1:1]  ² tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

[1:16]  ³ sn Because Que is also mentioned, some prefer to see 1 Kgs 10:28-29 as a reference to Mutsur. Que and Mutsur were located in Cilicia or Cappadocia (in modern southern Turkey). See HALOT 625 s.v. מִצְרַיִם.

[4:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the doors for the enclosure.”

[23:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they placed hands on her, and she went through the entrance of the gate of the horses [into] the house of the king.” Some English versions treat the phrase “gate of the horses” as the name of the gate (“the Horse Gate”; e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[25:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”

[25:11]  ⁷ tn Or “struck down.”

[25:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “sons of Seir.”

[34:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “that was found in the house of the Lord.”