2 Tawarikh 10:16

10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! ¹  Return to your homes, O Israel! ²  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ³  So all Israel returned to their homes. ⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 20:6

20:6 He prayed: “O Lord God of our ancestors, ⁵  you are the God who lives in heaven ⁶  and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no one can stand against you.

2 Tawarikh 28:23

28:23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. ⁷  He reasoned, ⁸  “Since the gods of the kings of Damascus helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.” But they caused him and all Israel to stumble.

2 Tawarikh 30:1

Hezekiah Observes the Passover

30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem ⁹  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

2 Tawarikh 34:21

34:21 “Go, seek an oracle from ¹⁰  the Lord for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about ¹¹  the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us, ¹²  because our ancestors ¹³  have not obeyed the word of the Lord by doing all that this scroll instructs!” ¹⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 35:24

35:24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem, ¹⁵  where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors; ¹⁶  all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah.

[10:16]  ¹ sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

[10:16]  ² tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:16]  ³ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

[10:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “went to their tents.”

[20:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 33).

[20:6]  ⁶ 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.

[28:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “the gods of Damascus, the ones who had defeated him.” The words “he thought” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The perspective is that of Ahaz, not the narrator! Another option is that “the kings” has been accidentally omitted after “gods of.” See v. 23b.

[28:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “said.”

[30:1]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[34:21]  ¹⁰ tn Or “inquire of.”

[34:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “concerning.”

[34:21]  ¹² tn Heb “for great is the anger of the Lord which has been ignited against us.”

[34:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 32, 33).

[34:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “by doing according to all that is written on this scroll.”

[35:24]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[35:24]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”