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 28:16

28:16 At that time King Ahaz asked the king ⁴  of Assyria for help.

2 Tawarikh 32:1

Sennacherib Invades Judah

32:1 After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them. ⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 32:5

32:5 Hezekiah ⁶  energetically rebuilt ⁷  every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, ⁸  and fortified the terrace of the City of David. ⁹  He made many weapons and shields.

[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.”

[28:16]  ⁴ tc Most Hebrew mss read the plural, “kings,” but one Hebrew ms, the LXX and Vulgate read the singular “king.” Note the singular in v. 20.

[32:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he said to break into them for himself.”

[32:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”

[32:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”

[32:5]  ⁹ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.