2 Tawarikh 9:12

9:12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. ¹  Then she left and returned ²  to her homeland with her attendants.

2 Tawarikh 6:33

6:33 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. ³  Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, ⁴  obey ⁵  you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. ⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 1:11

1:11 God said to Solomon, “Because you desire this, ⁷  and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, ⁸  and because you did not ask for long life, ⁹  but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,

2 Tawarikh 30:20

30:20 The Lord responded favorably ¹⁰  to Hezekiah and forgave ¹¹  the people.

2 Tawarikh 10:8

10:8 But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up. ¹² 

2 Tawarikh 15:4

15:4 Because of their distress, they turned back to the Lord God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them. ¹³ 

2 Tawarikh 6:21

6:21 Respond to the requests of your servant and your people Israel for this place. ¹⁴  Hear from your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably and forgive. ¹⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 33:13

33:13 When he prayed to the Lord, ¹⁶  the Lord ¹⁷  responded to him ¹⁸  and answered favorably ¹⁹  his cry for mercy. The Lord ²⁰  brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

2 Tawarikh 20:3

20:3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. ²¹  He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

2 Tawarikh 33:12

33:12 In his pain ²²  Manasseh ²³  asked the Lord his God for mercy ²⁴  and truly ²⁵  humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. ²⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 18:6

18:6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?”

2 Tawarikh 33:18

33:18 The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the prophets ²⁷  spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, are recorded ²⁸  in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

2 Tawarikh 33:6

33:6 He passed his sons through the fire ²⁹  in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and practiced divination, omen reading, and sorcery. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits and appointed magicians to supervise it. ³⁰  He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord and angered him. ³¹ 

2 Tawarikh 33:19

33:19 The Annals of the Prophets include his prayer, give an account of how the Lord responded to it, record all his sins and unfaithful acts, and identify the sites where he built high places and erected Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself. ³² 

2 Tawarikh 32:24

Hezekiah’s Shortcomings and Accomplishments

32:24 In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. ³³  He prayed to the Lord, who answered him and gave him a sign confirming that he would be healed. ³⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 10:9

10:9 He asked them, “How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?” ³⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 6:37

6:37 When your people ³⁶  come to their senses ³⁷  in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, ‘We have sinned and gone astray ³⁸ , we have done evil!’

2 Tawarikh 16:12

16:12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease. ³⁹  Though his disease was severe, he did not seek the Lord, but only the doctors. ⁴⁰ 

2 Tawarikh 16:4

16:4 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ⁴¹  They conquered ⁴²  Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, ⁴³  and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

2 Tawarikh 15:2

15:2 He met ⁴⁴  Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. ⁴⁵  If you seek him, he will respond to you, ⁴⁶  but if you reject him, he will reject you.

2 Tawarikh 1:5

1:5 But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, was in front of the Lord’s tabernacle. ⁴⁷  Solomon and the entire assembly prayed to him ⁴⁸  there.)

2 Tawarikh 2:14

2:14 whose mother is a Danite and whose father is a Tyrian. ⁴⁹  He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stones, and wood, as well as purple, violet, white, and crimson fabrics. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and understands any design given to him. He will work with your skilled craftsmen and the skilled craftsmen of my lord David your father.

2 Tawarikh 6:32

6:32 “Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your great reputation ⁵⁰  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds; ⁵¹  they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

2 Tawarikh 18:2

18:2 and after several years ⁵²  went down to visit ⁵³  Ahab in Samaria. ⁵⁴  Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle to honor Jehoshaphat and those who came with him. ⁵⁵  He persuaded him to join in an attack ⁵⁶  against Ramoth Gilead.

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. ⁵⁷  But I despise ⁵⁸  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always ⁵⁹  disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ⁶⁰  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

2 Tawarikh 34:22

34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king ⁶¹  went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, ⁶²  the supervisor of the wardrobe. ⁶³  (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh ⁶⁴  district.) They stated their business, ⁶⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 7:3

7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, ⁶⁶  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

2 Tawarikh 6:34

6:34 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁶⁷  and they direct their prayers to you toward this chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ⁶⁸ 

2 Tawarikh 18:31

18:31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The Lord helped him; God lured them away from him.

2 Tawarikh 19:10

19:10 Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you ⁶⁹  (whether it involves a violent crime ⁷⁰  or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the Lord. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues; but if you obey, you will be free of guilt. ⁷¹ 

2 Tawarikh 28:16

28:16 At that time King Ahaz asked the king ⁷²  of Assyria for help.

2 Tawarikh 20:4

20:4 The people of Judah ⁷³  assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; ⁷⁴  they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help. ⁷⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 1:7

1:7 That night God appeared ⁷⁶  to Solomon and said to him, “Tell me ⁷⁷  what I should give you.”

2 Tawarikh 6:35

6:35 then listen from heaven to their prayers for help ⁷⁸  and vindicate them. ⁷⁹ 

2 Tawarikh 32:20

32:20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

2 Tawarikh 30:27

30:27 The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The Lord responded favorably to them ⁸⁰  as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven.

2 Tawarikh 29:29

29:29 When the sacrifices were completed, the king and all who were with him bowed down and worshiped.

2 Tawarikh 6:19

6:19 But respond favorably to ⁸¹  your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer ⁸²  the desperate prayer ⁸³  your servant is presenting to you. ⁸⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 6:29

6:29 When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, ⁸⁵  as they acknowledge their intense pain ⁸⁶  and spread out their hands toward this temple,

2 Tawarikh 10:6

10:6 King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served ⁸⁷  his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them, ⁸⁸  “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

2 Tawarikh 10:15

10:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events ⁸⁹  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ⁹⁰  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Tawarikh 6:40

6:40 “Now, my God, may you be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place. ⁹¹ 

2 Tawarikh 7:15

7:15 Now I will be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place. ⁹² 

2 Tawarikh 13:14

13:14 The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear. ⁹³  So they cried out for help to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets,

2 Tawarikh 20:18

20:18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face toward the ground, and all the people of Judah ⁹⁴  and the residents of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord and worshiped him. ⁹⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 6:39

6:39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help, ⁹⁶  vindicate them, ⁹⁷  and forgive your sinful people.

2 Tawarikh 7:1

Solomon Dedicates the Temple

7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven ⁹⁸  and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the Lord’s splendor filled the temple.

2 Tawarikh 7:12

7:12 the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: “I have answered ⁹⁹  your prayer and chosen this place to be my temple where sacrifices are to be made. ¹⁰⁰ 

2 Tawarikh 29:30

29:30 King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to praise the Lord, using the psalms ¹⁰¹  of David and Asaph the prophet. ¹⁰²  So they joyfully offered praise and bowed down and worshiped.

2 Tawarikh 34:26

34:26 Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the Lord: “This is what the Lord God of Israel says concerning the words you have heard:

2 Tawarikh 6:24

6:24 “If your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ¹⁰³  because they sinned against you, then if they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ¹⁰⁴  and pray for your help ¹⁰⁵  before you in this temple,

2 Tawarikh 6:26

6:26 “The time will come when ¹⁰⁶  the skies ¹⁰⁷  are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people ¹⁰⁸  sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, ¹⁰⁹  and turn away from their sin because you punish ¹¹⁰  them,

2 Tawarikh 6:38

6:38 When they return to you with all their heart and being ¹¹¹  in the land where they are held prisoner and direct their prayers toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, ¹¹² 

2 Tawarikh 7:14

7:14 if my people, who belong to me, ¹¹³  humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, ¹¹⁴  and repudiate their sinful practices, ¹¹⁵  then I will respond ¹¹⁶  from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. ¹¹⁷ 

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! ¹¹⁸  Return to your homes, O Israel! ¹¹⁹  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ¹²⁰  So all Israel returned to their homes. ¹²¹ 

2 Tawarikh 20:12

20:12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.” ¹²² 

2 Tawarikh 30:18

30:18 The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. ¹²³  For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: “May the Lord, who is good, forgive ¹²⁴ 

2 Tawarikh 34:21

34:21 “Go, seek an oracle from ¹²⁵  the Lord for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about ¹²⁶  the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us, ¹²⁷  because our ancestors ¹²⁸  have not obeyed the word of the Lord by doing all that this scroll instructs!” ¹²⁹ 

2 Tawarikh 14:11

14:11 Asa prayed ¹³⁰  to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. ¹³¹  Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. ¹³²  O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!” ¹³³ 

[9:12]  ¹ tn Heb “besides what she brought to the king.”

[9:12]  ² tn Heb “turned and went.”

[6:33]  ³ tn Heb “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”

[6:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “name.” See the note on “reputation” in v. 32.

[6:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “fear.”

[6:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “that your name is called over this house which I built.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28.

[1:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “because this was in your heart.”

[1:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.”

[1:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “many days.”

[30:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “listened.”

[30:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “healed.”

[10:8]  ¹² tn Heb “Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders which they advised and he consulted the young men with whom he had grown up, who stood before him.”

[15:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he allowed himself to be found by them.”

[6:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “listen to the requests of your servant and your people Israel which they are praying concerning this place.”

[6:21]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “hear and forgive.”

[33:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:13]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “was entreated by him,” or “allowed himself to be entreated by him.”

[33:13]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “heard.”

[33:13]  ²⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:3]  ²¹ tn Heb “and he set his face to seek the Lord.”

[33:12]  ²² tn Or “distress.”

[33:12]  ²³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:12]  ²⁴ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord his God.”

[33:12]  ²⁵ tn Or “greatly.”

[33:12]  ²⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”

[33:18]  ²⁷ tn Or “seers.”

[33:18]  ²⁸ tn Heb “look, they are.”

[33:6]  ²⁹ tn Or “he sacrificed his sons in the fire.” This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice (NEB, NASV “made his sons pass through the fire”; NIV “sacrificed his sons in the fire”; NRSV “made his sons pass through fire”). For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

[33:6]  ³⁰ tn Heb “and he set up a ritual pit, along with a conjurer.” Hebrew אוֹב (’ov, “ritual pit”) refers to a pit used by a magician to conjure up underworld spirits. In 1 Sam 28:7 the witch of Endor is called a בַּעֲלַת אוֹב (ba’alat ’ov, “owner of a ritual pit”). See H. Hoffner, “Second Millennium Antecedents to the Hebrew ’OñBù,” JBL 86 (1967): 385-401.

[33:6]  ³¹ tn Heb “and he multiplied doing what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, angering him.”

[33:19]  ³² tn Heb “and his prayer and being entreated by him, and all his sin and his unfaithfulness and the places where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself – behold, they are written on the words of his seers.”

[32:24]  ³³ tn Heb “was sick to the point of dying.”

[32:24]  ³⁴ tn Heb “and he spoke to him and a sign he gave to him.”

[10:9]  ³⁵ tn Heb “Lighten the yoke which your father placed on us.”

[6:37]  ³⁶ tn Heb “they”; the referent (God’s people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:37]  ³⁷ tn Or “stop and reflect”; Heb “bring back to their heart.”

[6:37]  ³⁸ tn Or “done wrong.”

[16:12]  ³⁹ tn Heb “became sick in his feet.”

[16:12]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “unto upwards [i.e., very severe [was] his sickness, and even in his sickness he did not seek the Lord, only the healers.

[16:4]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

[16:4]  ⁴² tn Heb “They struck down.”

[16:4]  ⁴³ sn In the parallel passage in 1 Kgs 15:20, this city’s name appears as Abel Beth Maacah. These appear to be variant names for the same place.

[15:2]  ⁴⁴ tn Heb “went out before.”

[15:2]  ⁴⁵ tn Heb “when you are with him.”

[15:2]  ⁴⁶ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

[1:5]  ⁴⁷ sn The tabernacle was located in Gibeon; see 1 Chr 21:29.

[1:5]  ⁴⁸ tn Heb “sought [or “inquired of”] him.”

[2:14]  ⁴⁹ tn Heb “a son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father a man of Tyre.”

[6:32]  ⁵⁰ tn Heb “your great name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “your great reputation”).

[6:32]  ⁵¹ tn Heb “and your strong hand and your outstretched arm.”

[18:2]  ⁵² tn Heb “at the end of years.”

[18:2]  ⁵³ tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[18:2]  ⁵⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[18:2]  ⁵⁵ tn Heb “and Ahab slaughtered for him sheep and cattle in abundance, and for the people who were with him.”

[18:2]  ⁵⁶ tn Heb “to go up.”

[18:7]  ⁵⁷ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[18:7]  ⁵⁸ tn Or “hate.”

[18:7]  ⁵⁹ tn Heb “all his days.”

[18:7]  ⁶⁰ tn The words “his name is” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:22]  ⁶¹ tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”

[34:22]  ⁶² tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”

[34:22]  ⁶³ tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”

[34:22]  ⁶⁴ tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.

[34:22]  ⁶⁵ tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”

[7:3]  ⁶⁶ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[6:34]  ⁶⁷ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

[6:34]  ⁶⁸ tn Heb “toward this city which you have chosen and the house which I built for your name.”

[19:10]  ⁶⁹ tn Heb “and every case which comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities.”

[19:10]  ⁷⁰ tn Heb “between blood pertaining to blood.”

[19:10]  ⁷¹ tn Heb “and anger will be upon you and your brothers; do this and you will not be guilty.”

[28:16]  ⁷² 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.

[20:4]  ⁷³ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

[20:4]  ⁷⁴ tn Heb “to seek from the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[20:4]  ⁷⁵ tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (ָָבּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[1:7]  ⁷⁶ tn Or “revealed himself.”

[1:7]  ⁷⁷ tn Heb “ask.”

[6:35]  ⁷⁸ tn Heb “their prayer and their request for help.”

[6:35]  ⁷⁹ tn Heb “and accomplish their justice.”

[30:27]  ⁸⁰ tn Heb “and it was heard with their voice.” BDB 1034 s.v. שָׁמַע Niph.4 interprets this to mean “hearing was granted to their voice.” It is possible that the name יְהוָה (yÿhvah, “the Lord”) has been accidentally omitted.

[6:19]  ⁸¹ tn Heb “turn to.”

[6:19]  ⁸² tn Heb “by listening to.”

[6:19]  ⁸³ tn Heb “the loud cry and the prayer.”

[6:19]  ⁸⁴ tn Heb “praying before you.”

[6:29]  ⁸⁵ tn Heb “every prayer, every request for help which will be to all the people, to all your people Israel.”

[6:29]  ⁸⁶ tn Heb “which they know, each his pain and his affliction.”

[10:6]  ⁸⁷ tn Heb “stood before.”

[10:6]  ⁸⁸ tn Heb “saying.”

[10:15]  ⁸⁹ tn Heb “because this turn of events was from God.”

[10:15]  ⁹⁰ tn Heb “so that the Lord might bring to pass his word which he spoke.”

[6:40]  ⁹¹ tn Heb “May your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.”

[7:15]  ⁹² tn Heb “my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer of this place.” Note Solomon’s request in 6:40.

[13:14]  ⁹³ tn Heb “and Judah turned, and, look, to them [was] the battle in front and behind.”

[20:18]  ⁹⁴ tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See the note on the word “Judah” in v. 15.

[20:18]  ⁹⁵ tn Heb “to worship the Lord.”

[6:39]  ⁹⁶ tn Heb “their prayer and their requests for help.”

[6:39]  ⁹⁷ tn Heb “and accomplish their justice.”

[7:1]  ⁹⁸ tn Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[7:12]  ⁹⁹ tn Heb “I have heard.”

[7:12]  ¹⁰⁰ tn Heb “temple of sacrifice.” This means the Lord designated the temple as the place for making sacrifices, and this has been clarified in the translation.

[29:30]  ¹⁰¹ tn Heb “with the words.”

[29:30]  ¹⁰² tn Or “seer.”

[6:24]  ¹⁰³ tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[6:24]  ¹⁰⁴ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[6:24]  ¹⁰⁵ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”

[6:26]  ¹⁰⁶ 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]  ¹⁰⁷ 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]  ¹⁰⁸ tn Heb “they.”

[6:26]  ¹⁰⁹ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[6:26]  ¹¹⁰ 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”).

[6:38]  ¹¹¹ tn Or “soul.”

[6:38]  ¹¹² tn Heb “your name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “your honor”).

[7:14]  ¹¹³ tn Heb “over whom my name is called.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28.

[7:14]  ¹¹⁴ tn Heb “seek my face,” where “my face” is figurative for God’s presence and acceptance.

[7:14]  ¹¹⁵ tn Heb “and turn from their sinful ways.”

[7:14]  ¹¹⁶ tn Heb “hear.”

[7:14]  ¹¹⁷ sn Here the phrase heal their land means restore the damage done by the drought, locusts and plague mentioned in v. 13.

[10:16]  ¹¹⁸ 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]  ¹¹⁹ tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:16]  ¹²⁰ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

[10:16]  ¹²¹ tn Heb “went to their tents.”

[20:12]  ¹²² tn Heb “for [or “indeed”] upon you are our eyes.”

[30:18]  ¹²³ tn Heb “without what is written.”

[30:18]  ¹²⁴ tn Heb “make atonement for.”

[34:21]  ¹²⁵ tn Or “inquire of.”

[34:21]  ¹²⁶ tn Heb “concerning.”

[34:21]  ¹²⁷ tn Heb “for great is the anger of the Lord which has been ignited against us.”

[34:21]  ¹²⁸ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 32, 33).

[34:21]  ¹²⁹ tn Heb “by doing according to all that is written on this scroll.”

[14:11]  ¹³⁰ tn Heb “called out.”

[14:11]  ¹³¹ tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”

[14:11]  ¹³² tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”

[14:11]  ¹³³ tn Heb “let not man retain [strength] with you.”