2 Tawarikh 2:6

2:6 Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky ¹  and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him. ² 

2 Tawarikh 2:8

2:8 Send me cedars, evergreens, and algum ³  trees from Lebanon, for I know your servants are adept ⁴  at cutting down trees in Lebanon. My servants will work with your servants

2 Tawarikh 6:24

6:24 “If your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ⁵  because they sinned against you, then if they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ⁶  and pray for your help ⁷  before you in this temple,

2 Tawarikh 6:26

6:26 “The time will come when ⁸  the skies ⁹  are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people ¹⁰  sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, ¹¹  and turn away from their sin because you punish ¹²  them,

2 Tawarikh 16:3

16:3 “I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. ¹³  See, I have sent you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.” ¹⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 18:7

18:7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ¹⁵  But I despise ¹⁶  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always ¹⁷  disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹⁸  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

[2:6]  ¹ tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[2:6]  ² tn Heb “Who retains strength to build for him a house, for the heavens and the heavens of heavens do not contain him? And who am I that I should build for him a house, except to sacrifice before him?”

[2:8]  ³ tn This is probably a variant name for almug trees; see 9:10-11 and the parallel passage in 1 Kgs 10:11-12; cf. NLT. One or the other probably arose through metathesis of letters.

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “know.”

[6:24]  ⁵ tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[6:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[6:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”

[6:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 26-27a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

[6:26]  ⁹ tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[6:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they.”

[6:26]  ¹¹ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[6:26]  ¹² tn The Hebrew text reads “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (’anah, “answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (tÿ’annem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (“afflict”).

[16:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “[May there be] a covenant between me and you [as there was] between my father and your father.”

[16:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “so he will go up from upon me.”

[18:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[18:7]  ¹⁶ tn Or “hate.”

[18:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “all his days.”

[18:7]  ¹⁸ tn The words “his name is” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.