2 Tawarikh 3:1

The Building of the Temple

3:1 Solomon began building the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem ¹  on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan ²  the Jebusite.

2 Tawarikh 6:4

6:4 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ³  what he promised ⁴  my father David.

2 Tawarikh 6:14

6:14 and prayed: ⁵  “O Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty ⁶  to your servants who obey you with sincerity. ⁷ 

2 Tawarikh 12:7

12:7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: ⁸  “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. ⁹  My anger will not be unleashed against ¹⁰  Jerusalem through ¹¹  Shishak.

2 Tawarikh 15:2

15:2 He met ¹²  Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. ¹³  If you seek him, he will respond to you, ¹⁴  but if you reject him, he will reject you.

2 Tawarikh 15:15

15:15 All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the Lord and he responded to them. ¹⁵  He made them secure on every side. ¹⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 20:6

20:6 He prayed: “O Lord God of our ancestors, ¹⁷  you are the God who lives in heaven ¹⁸  and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no one can stand against you.

2 Tawarikh 31:2

The People Contribute to the Temple

31:2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites to do their assigned tasks ¹⁹  – to offer burnt sacrifices and present offerings and to serve, give thanks, and offer praise in the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary. ²⁰ 

2 Tawarikh 32:17

32:17 He wrote letters mocking the Lord God of Israel and insulting him with these words: ²¹  “The gods of the surrounding nations could not rescue their people from my power. Neither can Hezekiah’s god rescue his people from my power.” ²² 

2 Tawarikh 33:15

33:15 He removed the foreign gods and images from the Lord’s temple and all the altars he had built on the hill of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem; he threw them outside the city.

2 Tawarikh 34:31

34:31 The king stood by his pillar ²³  and renewed ²⁴  the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow ²⁵  the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, ²⁶  by carrying out the terms ²⁷  of this covenant recorded on this scroll.

2 Tawarikh 36:17

36:17 He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered ²⁸  their young men in their temple. ²⁹  He did not spare ³⁰  young men or women, or even the old and aging. God ³¹  handed everyone over to him.

[3:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:1]  ² tn In 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (“Aravna”; traditionally “Araunah”). The form of the name found here also occurs in 1 Chr 21:15; 18-28.

[6:4]  ³ tn The Hebrew text reads, “fulfilled by his hand,” but the phrase “by his hand” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[6:4]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text reads, “promised by his mouth,” but the phrase “by his mouth” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[6:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “said.”

[6:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.”

[6:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”

[12:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying.”

[12:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “and I will give to them soon deliverance.”

[12:7]  ¹⁰ tn Or “gush forth upon.”

[12:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

[15:2]  ¹² tn Heb “went out before.”

[15:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “when you are with him.”

[15:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

[15:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and with all their desire they sought him and he allowed himself to be found by them.”

[15:15]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and the Lord gave them rest all around.”

[20:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 33).

[20:6]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “are you not God in heaven?” The rhetorical question expects the answer “yes,” resulting in the positive statement “you are the God who lives in heaven” employed in the translation.

[31:2]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each in accordance with his service for the priests and for the Levites.”

[31:2]  ²⁰ tn Heb “in the gates of the encampments of the Lord.”

[32:17]  ²¹ tn Heb “and speaking against him, saying.”

[32:17]  ²² tn Heb “Like the gods of the nations of the lands who did not rescue their people from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my hand.”

[34:31]  ²³ tc This assumes an emendation to עַמּוּדוֹ (’ammudo), see 23:13. The MT reads “at his place.”

[34:31]  ²⁴ tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made” or “agreed to.”

[34:31]  ²⁵ tn Heb “walk after.”

[34:31]  ²⁶ tn Or “soul.”

[34:31]  ²⁷ tn Heb “words.”

[36:17]  ²⁸ tn Heb “killed with the sword.”

[36:17]  ²⁹ tn Heb “in the house of their sanctuary.”

[36:17]  ³⁰ tn Or “show compassion to.”

[36:17]  ³¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.