2 Tawarikh 13:5-7

13:5 Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement? ¹  13:6 Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. 13:7 Lawless good-for-nothing men ²  gathered around him and conspired ³  against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man ⁴  and could not resist them.

[13:5]  ¹ tn Heb “Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel has given kingship to David over Israel permanently, to him and to his sons [by] a covenant of salt?”

[13:5]  sn For other references to a “covenant of salt,” see Lev 2:13 and Num 18:19.

[13:7]  ² tn Heb “empty men, sons of wickedness.”

[13:7]  ³ tn Heb “strengthened themselves.”

[13:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “a young man and tender of heart.”