18:16a At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold

At this time Hezekiah king of Judah stripped the gold

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It was during that time that Hezekiah removed the gold surface/covering

18:16b with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD,

from the doors of the house of Yahweh. He stripped from the door-frames the gold with which he had covered them.

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which he himself had ordered to be applied to the doors and the doorposts of Yahweh’s temple.

18:16c and he gave it to the king of Assyria.

He sent this gold to the king of Assyria.

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Hezekiah then handed this gold over to the ruler of Assyria.

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19:11a Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries,

But you (sing.) must have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other lands.

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But you should remember how the kings/rulers of Assyria have

19:11b devoting them to destruction.

They/⌊We (excl.) ⌋ have totally destroyed them.

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completely wiped out all the other ⌊nearby/neighboring⌋ nations.

19:11c Will you then be spared?

What makes you (sing.) think that someone will rescue you?

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And no one/god will be able to save you ⌊and your nation⌋ .

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20:6a I will add fifteen years to your life.

I will give you (sing.) fifteen more years to live.

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He will increase/extend your (sing.) life by fifteen years.

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Yahweh will cause/allow you (sing.) to live for fifteen more years.

20:6b And I will deliver you and this city

I will save you (sing.) and also save this city ⌊of Jerusalem⌋

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He will rescue you (sing.) and ⌊the people in⌋ this/⌊your (sing.) ⌋ city ⌊of Jerusalem⌋

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He will save you (sing.) and ⌊all⌋ ⌊the other people of⌋ Jerusalem

20:6c from the hand of the king of Assyria.

from the power of the king of Assyria.

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from the king of Assyria ⌊and his army⌋ .

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from being conquered/defeated by the king/ruler of ⌊the land/nation of⌋ Assyria.

20:6b-c (reordered)

He will not let the king of Assyria conquer Jerusalem city. He will save/rescue you ⌊all⌋ !

20:6d I will defend this city for My sake

I will protect this city for my own sake/honor

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He will keep these enemies away from Jerusalem so that he will receive honor.

20:6e and for the sake of My servant David.’”

as well as for the sake/honor of my servant ⌊King⌋ David.’”

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He will ⌊fulfill his promise to⌋ his servant David.’”

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21:17a As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh,

Everything else that took place during Manasseh’s rule,

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Many other things happened in/during the time when Manasseh was king.

21:17b along with all his accomplishments and the sin that he committed,

and everything that he did, including his evil deeds,

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He himself sinned ⌊greatly⌋ .

21:17c are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

is written in the book that records/reports the history of Judah’s kings.

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People/You may read about it in the history/record book of the kings of Judah.

21:17a-c (reordered)

Men/They wrote/recorded all the other things that happened when Manasseh was king, and all that he did, in a ⌊different⌋ book. That book is called, “The Record/History of the Judean Kings.”

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23:3a So the king stood by the pillar

The king stood ⌊in his place⌋ by the pillar.

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Then King ⌊Josiah⌋ ⌊went and⌋ stood next to one of the ⌊temple⌋ columns/pillars

23:3b and made a covenant before the LORD

⌊As he stood⌋ before Yahweh, he promised to be faithful to the ⌊holy⌋ covenant.

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in the presence of Yahweh. He said, “I will keep/follow the solemn agreement ⌊that Yahweh has made with Israel⌋ .

23:3c to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes

⌊He promised⌋ to follow Yahweh and to obey his instructions, commands, and laws

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I will obey Yahweh and do all that he ordered ⌊his people⌋ to do.

23:3d with all his heart and all his soul,

with all his heart and soul/life.

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I devote/commit myself to doing this sincerely and faithfully.

23:3e and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

⌊He promised⌋ that he would practice/keep everything written in this scroll/book of the covenant.

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In this way I will obey/fulfill the words/terms of ⌊God’s⌋ solemn agreement that is in this book.”

23:3f And all the people entered into the covenant.

Then all the people promised to keep/obey the covenant.

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After that all the ⌊other⌋ people ⌊present/there⌋ joined/committed themselves to the solemn agreement.

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23:35a So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco,

Jehoiakim gave the Pharaoh the amount of silver and gold that the Pharaoh had told him.

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Jehoiakim paid Necho ⌊all⌋ the silver and gold that he/Necho had demanded/required.

23:35b but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land

To do this Jehoiakim collected a tax from ⌊the people of ⌋ the land.

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Jehoiakim taxed ⌊the people of⌋ Judah in order to pay for this.

23:35c and exacted the silver and the gold from the people,

The Hebrew text here just mentions “the silver,” using the word in a general sense to refer to wealth.

He took/received the money from the people of the land

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He made the people of Judah give him the ⌊necessary⌋ funds/treasures,

23:35d each according to his wealth.

in proportion to their wealth (Good News Translation).

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each one/man according to his possessions.

23:35a-d

Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to the Pharaoh. He taxed the people of the land in order to give the money that Pharaoh had said/demanded. ⌊He taxed⌋ each according to their/his wealth/value. He took the silver and the gold from the people of the land and gave it to Pharaoh Necho.

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25:10a And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard

Led by the captain of the guard Nebuzaradan, the whole army of the Chaldeans/Babylonians

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As leader/head of the bodyguard, he instructed the entire army of Babylon

25:10b broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

destroyed the walls all around ⌊the city of⌋ Jerusalem.

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to break down the walls surrounding Jerusalem ⌊city⌋ .

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