2 Tawarikh 20:9

20:9 ‘If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, ¹  judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. ²  We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will ³  hear and deliver us.’

2 Tawarikh 22:1

Ahaziah’s Reign

22:1 The residents of Jerusalem ⁴  made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. ⁵  So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

2 Tawarikh 24:24

24:24 Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the Lord handed over to them Judah’s very large army, ⁶  for the people of Judah ⁷  had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. The Syrians ⁸  gave Joash what he deserved. ⁹ 

2 Tawarikh 26:15

26:15 In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful. ¹⁰ 

[20:9]  ¹ tn Heb “sword.”

[20:9]  ² tn Heb “for your name is in this house.” The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name. In this case the temple is referred to as a “house” where the Lord himself can reside.

[20:9]  ³ tn Or “so that you may.”

[22:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[22:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”

[24:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “though with a small amount of men the army of Aram came, the Lord gave into their hand an army [that was] very large.”

[24:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “executed judgments [on] Joash.”

[26:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”