2 Tawarikh 18:31

18:31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The Lord helped him; God lured them away from him.

2 Tawarikh 18:33

18:33 Now an archer shot an arrow at random ¹  and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ²  ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line, ³  for I am wounded.”

2 Tawarikh 20:15

20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, ⁴  residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic ⁵  because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Tawarikh 36:22

Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home

36:22 In the first year of the reign of ⁶  King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, ⁷  the Lord moved ⁸  King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

[18:33]  ¹ tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).

[18:33]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:33]  ³ tn Heb “camp.”

[20:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah. Unlike the previous instance in v. 13 where infants, wives, and children are mentioned separately, this reference appears to include them all.

[20:15]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

[36:22]  ⁶ tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[36:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “to complete the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:22]  sn Regarding the promise he delivered through Jeremiah see Jer 29:10.

[36:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”