And he built altars for all the host of heaven: The altars mentioned here were used to make sacrifices to all the heavenly bodies in the sky. For all the host of heaven, see 2Chr 33.3.

In the two courts of the house of the LORD: Regarding the two courts of the Temple, see the comments on 2 Chr 4.9. Good News Translation provides a helpful model for this phrase, saying “In the two courtyards of the Temple.”

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .