“ You are a great crowd, and have with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made as gods for you. 9 Have you not expelled Yahweh's priests, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, and made your own priests as the surrounding lands do? [11] Whoever comes to contribute a young bull and seven rams can behold a priest to what are not gods. 10 But as for us, Yahweh is our god, and we have not abandoned him. And the priests who minister to Yahweh are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to them. 11 And send up burnt offerings in smoke to Yahweh every morning and every evening, and sweet incense. ”

“ Help us, Yahweh our god, because we rely on you, and in your name we go against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our god; do not let mere men prevail against you.
12 And Yahweh struck the Kushites before Asa and Judah, and the Kushites fled. 13 And Asa and the people with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and some of the Kushites fell, mortally wounded, because they were shattered before Yahweh and his army. ”

“ They did not offer incense or burnt offerings in the sanctuary of Israel's god. 8 Yahweh raged against Judah and Jerusalem, and gave them over to terror and astonishment and hissing, and you see with your eyes. 9 Indeed, our fathers have fallen by sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives into captivity for this reason. 10 Now I have determined to make a covenant with Yahweh, Israel's god, so that he will turn back his fierce anger. 11 My sons, do not be negligent, because Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister, and to be his ministers and offer incense. ”

“ You rule over all the kingdoms of the earth. In your hand are power and greatness, and none can withstand you. 7 And are you not our god, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the offspring of Abraham your lover forever? 8 And they settled in it, and built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying, 9 If catastrophe befalls us: sword, judgment, and plague, and famine, we will stand before this house and before you, because your name is in this house, and cry to you in our distress, and you will hear and help. ”

“ Why have you trespassed against the commandments of Yahweh, so that you cannot flourish? Because you abandoned Yahweh, he has abandoned you. 21 And they plotted against him and killed him with stones at the command of the king, in the courtyard of Yahweh's house. 22 And Joash the king did not remember Jehoiada's loyalty to him, and he killed his son. ”

“ Silver was not thought of as worth anything in the days of Solomon, 21 because the king's ships would go to Tarshish with Huram's servants. Every third year the ships of Tarshish would come bringing gold and silver, ivory, and monkeys and peacocks.
22 And King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. 23 And all the kings of the earth sought the face of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God had placed in his heart. 24 And each one brought his tribute: silver things, and gold things, and clothing, weapons, and spices, horses and mules, at an annual rate. ”

“ A third of you who go out on the Sabbath, of the priests and the Levites, will guard the entrances. 5 And a third will be in the king's house, and a third at the foundation gate, and all the soldiers with trumpets in the house of God. 6 None is enter the house of Yahweh but the priests and the ministering Levites. They will go in, because they are holy, but all the people must observe Yahweh's command. 7 And the Levites will surround the king on all sides, each carrying his weapons, and whoever enters the temple will be killed. They will accompany the king wherever he goes. ”

“ Because you have not walked in the paths of Jehoshaphat your father, and in the paths of Asa king of Judah,
13 but have walked in the path of the kings of Israel, and whored out Judah and the inhabitants of Judah, as the house of Ahab whored themselves out, and have killed the brothers of your father's house, who were better than you; 14 behold, Yahweh will strike you with a great plague among your people, and your sons, and your wives, and all your property. 15 And you will have great illnesses, illnesses of your intestines, until your intestines come out on account of the illness day by day. ”

“ Chapter 18 1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and married into the family of Ahab. 2 And after some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab slaughtered sheep and cattle for him in great numbers, and for the people he had with him, and persuaded him to go up to Ramoth Gilead. 3 And Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Will you go up with me to Ramoth Gilead? We are allies, and so are our peoples, and we will be with you in battle.
4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please, inquire of Yahweh today. ”

“ Then a wild animal which was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thornbush. 19 You say that, look, you have defeated Edom, and your pompous heart swells. Now turn and go home. Why should you get over-excited and cause a disaster, and fall, both you and Judah with you. 20 And Amaziah would not listen, because it was God's intention to bring them defeat, because they had sought after the gods of Edom. 21 And Joash king of Israel went up and saw Amaziah king of Israel face to face at Beth Shemesh, which belonged to Judah. 22 And Judah was routed before Israel, and they all fled home. ”

“ Chapter 11 1 And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, and he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred twenty thousand choice warriors to fight with Israel, to return the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 Then a message from Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Israel, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 Thus says Yahweh, You must not go up and fight against your brothers. Let each man return to his house, because this matter is from me. ”

“ Chapter 32 1 After these faithful deeds, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah, and encamped against its fortified towns, and sought to annex them. 2 And Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and turned to fight against Jerusalem. 3 And he took counsel with his nobles and warriors to plug up the water-sources which were outside the city, and they helped him. 4 And a great many people were gathered, and they stopped the fountains, and the river flowing through the middle of the land, saying, Why should the Assyrian kings come and find plenty of water? ”

“ They looked for him, and they found him. 5 And in those times there was no peace, coming or going, but great disturbances upon the inhabitants of the lands. 6 Nation crushed nation, and one town another, because God cast them into all distress. 7 Now be strong, and let your hands not weaken, because your deeds will be rewarded.
8 And when Asa heard these things and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the abominations from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from all the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim. ”

“ And he fortified the Millo in the City of David, and made many javelins and shields. 6 He appointed military commanders over the people, and gathered them in the open space at the city gate, and encouraged them, saying, 7 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of the king of Assyria, or of all the horde with him, because those with us are greater than those with him. [38] 8 With him is human strength, [39] but with us is Yahweh our god, to help us and to fight our battles. And the people trusted the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. ”

“ Chapter 31 1 Now when all this was completed, all of Israel who were present went through the cities of Judah and broke the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and tore down the bamot-shrines and the altars from all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh until it was complete. ”

“ And they obeyed the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and fortified cities for defense in Judah. 6 And he fortified Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7 and Beth-Zur, and Soco, and Adullam, 8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 and Zorah, and Ayalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11 And he strengthened the fortifications, and put rulers in them, and treasuries of food, and oil, and wine. ”

“ Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham. 20 And after her he took Maachah daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines, for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. 22 And Rehoboam gave the chief position to Abijah son of Maachah, as ruler among his brothers, because he intended for him to be king. ”

“ We have sought him, and he has given us rest all around. So they built and prospered. 8 Now, Asa had an army who carried large shields and spears, three hundred thousand of Judah; and from Judah two hundred eighty thousand who carried small shields and drew bows. ”

“ The implements of the burnt offering they cleansed in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash in. 7 And he made the ten lampstands of gold according to their pattern, and set them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left. 8 And he made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left. ”

“ In biblical idiom, "there was wrath upon him", etc. is an idiomatic way to refer to divine retribution.↑ (32:33) "upper part of the sepulchres". Or, "on the ascent to the sepulchres" or "above the sepulchres". ”

“ The emendation here to al can also be found in Curtis (Chronicles, ICC, ad loc., where he cites a number of earlier scholars also supporting it) , Biblia Hebraica Kittel, Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia 5, and appears to be adopted by the NRSV and NJPS.↑ (35:3) "Place the holy ark ... built." The Septuagint reads, "And they placed the holy ark ... built." ”

“ See Gesenius, for the opinion that these are specifically hooks to be put through the nose. Thus, "they captured Manasseh and put hooks through his nose" would be the sense.↑ (33:19) "acts of the seers". Or, "the acts of Hozai".↑ (34:5) "their altars". Following the Qere (mizbehotam) . The Kethib, mizbehotim, appears to be some sort of anomaly.↑ (34:6) "in their ruins". ”