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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 33:3

33:3a For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down,

He restored the sacred places on the hills that his father Hezekiah had destroyed.
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He ⌊had his people⌋ build back the shrines on the hilltops that his father King Hezekiah had torn down.

33:3b and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles.

He built altars to the Baal gods and poles to honor the goddess Asherah.
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He put up platforms to sacrifice to the ⌊gods called the⌋ Baals. He also set up poles to ⌊the goddess⌋ Asherah.

33:3c And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.

He bowed down to all the stars and worshiped them.
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He also bowed in worship to all the stars of the sky.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 34:10

34:10a They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD,

They gave money to the people who oversaw the work in the temple of Yahweh.
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There were some men who were in charge of repairing the temple of Yahweh. Hilkiah gave money to these men.

34:10b who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.

These overseers paid those who were repairing and restoring the temple.
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These men gave some of the money to the workers. The workers repaired the temple and made it good again.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 35:9

35:9a Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel,

Conaniah, Shemaiah, and Nethanel were brothers.
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Conaniah had two brothers, Shemaiah and Nethanel.

35:9b as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites,

They, along with Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites,
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Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad were the leaders of the Levites.

35:9c donated to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.

gave five thousand lambs for Passover sacrifices and five hundred cattle.
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These two groups of people gave five thousand (5,000) sheep and goats to the Levites to be sacrificed for Passover. They also gave five hundred (500) bulls and cows.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 36:14

36:14a Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people

In addition, all the leaders of the priests and the people ⌊of Judah⌋
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Also, all the leaders of the sacrificers and the people ⌊of Judah⌋

36:14b multiplied their unfaithful deeds,

were increasingly less loyal to Yahweh.
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abandoned Yahweh for other gods more and more.

36:14c following all the abominations of the nations,

They did the same evil things that the nations used to do.
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They did the bad things that people of other nations were doing, things that ⌊Yahweh⌋ hated.

36:14d and they defiled the house of the LORD,

⌊These practices⌋ made the temple of Yahweh ceremonially unclean.
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⌊Because they did this,⌋ the house of Yahweh became a place that was not fit for worship.

36:14e which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

That temple in Jerusalem, Yahweh had made it be holy.
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Yahweh had set that house apart for himself in Jerusalem.

Section 36:15-21

The army of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 2:6

2:6a But who is able to build a house for Him,

But who can really build a house for him?
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But no one can really build a house for our (excl.) God.

2:6b since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him?

The heavens, even the highest heavens are not big enough for him to live in.
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The whole of the highest heaven is too small for him to live in.

2:6c Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him,

⌊I ask myself this question,⌋ ‘Who am I to pretend to build a house for him?’
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⌊I know that⌋ I am not worthy to build him a house to live in.

2:6d except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?

All I can do is build a place to burn sacrifices before him.
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But I will build a place where we (excl.) can burn sacrifices to him.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 4:3

4:3a Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea,

There were figurines/carvings of bulls/oxen all the way around the Sea, under/below its rim. There were ten bull/ox figurines/carvings in each forearm-measure.
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Under the rim of the basin were likenesses of bulls/oxen, 10 likenesses every half meter. They went all the way around the basin.
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Decorations in the shape of bulls/oxen were molded into the basin just below the rim. There were ten bulls/oxen every foot and a half all the way around it.

4:3b cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.

The bull/oxen figurines/carvings were in two rows. They were part of the same form/mold from which the Sea was cast/molded.
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There were 2 rows of cast metal/bronze bull/oxen likenesses, all part of the cast metal basin.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 5:13

5:13a The trumpeters and singers joined together

The trumpeters and the musicians sang,
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Those who blew trumpets and those who made music were in harmony.

5:13b to praise and thank teh LORD with one voice.

praising and giving thanks to Yahweh together.
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Together they praised Yahweh and gave thanks to him.

5:13c They lifted up their voices,

The singers began to sing more loudly
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They lifted up their voices

5:13d accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments,

Along with the trumpets, cymbals and other musical instruments,
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and the trumpets, cymbals and musical instruments all played together

5:13e in praise to the LORD:

they praised Yahweh
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to sing praise to Yahweh.

5:13f “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

singing, “He is good. His faithful lovingkindness has no end.”
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They sang, “He is good. He will never stop being loyal ⌊to us⌋.”

5:13g And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

Then the temple of Yahweh was filled by the cloud.
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At that moment, a cloud filled the house of Yahweh.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 6:31

6:31a so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways

Then they will respect/revere you. They will follow your ways
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They will honor you. They will obey you

6:31b all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

as long as they live in this land you gave to our ancestors.
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all their lives in the land you gave to their fathers before them.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 2021 / 2022