2 Tawarikh 16:9

16:9 Certainly ¹  the Lord watches the whole earth carefully ²  and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. ³  You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.

2 Tawarikh 30:22

30:22 Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, ⁴  who demonstrated great skill in serving the Lord. ⁵  They feasted for the seven days of the festival, ⁶  and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.

[16:9]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[16:9]  ² tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord move quickly through all the earth.”

[16:9]  ³ tn Heb “to strengthen himself with their heart, [the one] complete toward him.”

[30:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites.” On the meaning of the idiom “speak to the heart of” here, see HALOT 210 s.v. II דבר 8.d.

[30:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “who demonstrated skill [with] good skill for the Lord.”

[30:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they ate [during] the appointed time [for] seven days.” מוֹעֵד (mo’ed, “appointed time”) is probably an adverbial accusative of time referring to the festival. However, some understand it as metonymically referring to the food eaten during the festival. See BDB 417 s.v.