2 Tawarikh 13:5

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 

2 Tawarikh 20:7

20:7 Our God, you drove out ²  the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession ³  to the descendants of your friend ⁴  Abraham.

2 Tawarikh 20:21

20:21 He met ⁵  with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his loyal love endures.” ⁶ 

[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.

[20:7]  ² tn Heb “did you not drive out?” This is another rhetorical question which expects a positive response; see the note on the word “heaven” in the previous verse.

[20:7]  ³ tn Heb “permanently.”

[20:7]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps “your covenantal partner.” See Isa 41:8.

[20:21]  ⁵ tn Or “consulted.”

[20:21]  ⁶ tn Or “is eternal.”