2 Tawarikh 9:8

9:8 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹  you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! ²  Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, ³  he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.” ⁴ 

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. ⁵ 

[9:8]  ¹ tn Or “delighted in.”

[9:8]  ² tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

[9:8]  ³ tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

[9:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

[26:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”