Notes on 2 Chronicles

2Ch 3:11b Mount Gen. 22:2
God’s choosing of Jerusalem as His worship center began with His word to Abraham in Gen. 22:2 (see note 2 there) and is clearly seen in Deut. 12:5-18 (see notes there). Hence, Solomon did not need to select a place in which to build the temple, for the place had already been selected by God and made known to David (2 Sam. 24:18-25).

2Ch 3:1c threshing cf. 1 Chron. 21:15, 18, 28

2Ch 3:2a And vv. 2-4: 1 Kings 6:1-3

2Ch 3:31 length
For the details of the temple built by Solomon, see notes in 1 Kings 6—7.

2Ch 3:51 greater
Referring to the Holy Place.

2Ch 3:5a cypress 1 Kings 5:8; S.S. 1:17

2Ch 3:6a precious 1 Chron. 29:2, 8; cf. Rev. 21:18-21

2Ch 3:8a And vv. 8-13: cf. 1 Kings 6:19-28

2Ch 3:14a veil Exo. 26:31; Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38

2Ch 3:15a And vv. 15-17: 1 Kings 7:15-22

2Ch 3:151b pillars 2 Kings 25:17; Jer. 52:21
See note 151 in 1 Kings 7.

2Ch 3:171 Jachin
Meaning He will establish.

2Ch 3:172 Boaz
Meaning in Him is strength.

2Ch 4:1a altar 1 Kings 8:64; 2 Kings 16:14; 2 Chron. 7:7; Ezek. 43:13-17; cf. Exo. 27:1-8

2Ch 4:2a And vv. 2-5: 1 Kings 7:23-26

2Ch 4:31 figures
First Kings 7:24 reads, gourds.

2Ch 4:32 for
Or, ten to a cubit.

2Ch 4:6a basins 1 Kings 7:38-39

2Ch 4:7a lampstands Exo. 25:31-39; 1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chron. 4:20

2Ch 4:8a tables 1 Kings 7:48; 2 Chron. 4:19

2Ch 4:10a And 1 Kings 7:39

2Ch 4:11a And 4:11–5:1: 1 Kings 7:40-51

2Ch 5:2a Then vv. 2-14: 1 Kings 8:1-11

2Ch 5:4a Levites 1 Chron. 15:2

2Ch 5:10a tablets Deut. 10:1-5; cf. 2 Chron. 6:11

2Ch 5:12a Heman 1 Chron. 6:33

2Ch 5:14a glory Exo. 40:35; 2 Chron. 7:1-2; Ezek. 43:5; 44:4; cf. Rev. 15:8

2Ch 6:1a Then vv. 1-39: 1 Kings 8:12-50

2Ch 6:1b darkness Exo. 20:21; Deut. 4:11; Psa. 97:2

2Ch 6:2a place cf. Psa. 135:21

2Ch 6:5a Since 2 Sam. 7:6-7

2Ch 6:6a chosen 2 Chron. 12:13; Psa. 78:68

2Ch 6:6b David cf. 1 Sam. 16:11-13; 1 Chron. 28:4; Psa. 78:70

2Ch 6:7a build 1 Chron. 28:2; cf. 2 Sam. 7:2-3; 1 Chron. 17:1-2

2Ch 6:91 son
See note 13 in Matt. 1.

2Ch 6:11a covenant 2 Chron. 5:10

2Ch 6:16a There 1 Kings 2:4; 2 Chron. 7:18

2Ch 6:18a heavens 2 Chron. 2:6; Deut. 10:14; Neh. 9:6; cf. Acts 7:48

2Ch 6:20a eyes Neh. 1:6; 2 Chron. 16:9

2Ch 6:20b pray cf. Dan. 6:10

2Ch 6:21a pray Dan. 6:10

2Ch 6:21b forgive Dan. 9:19

2Ch 6:22a oath Exo. 22:11; Lev. 5:1

2Ch 6:22b altar Matt. 23:18

2Ch 6:24a defeated cf. Josh. 7:11-12

2Ch 6:24b confess Lev. 26:40-42

2Ch 6:26a no Deut. 11:17; 1 Kings 17:1; 2 Chron. 7:13

2Ch 6:28a pestilence 2 Chron. 20:9

2Ch 6:281 cities
Lit., gates.

2Ch 6:31a fear Psa. 130:4

2Ch 6:37a repent Deut. 30:1-6; Neh. 1:8-9

2Ch 6:40a open 2 Kings 19:16; 2 Chron. 7:15; Neh. 1:6

2Ch 6:41a arise Psa. 132:8-9; cf. 1 Chron. 28:2

2Ch 6:42a David cf. Psa. 132:1, 10

2Ch 7:1a And 1 Kings 8:54

2Ch 7:1b fire Lev. 9:24; 1 Kings 18:38; 1 Chron. 21:26

2Ch 7:1c glory 2 Chron. 5:14

2Ch 7:4a And vv. 4-10: 1 Kings 8:62-66

2Ch 7:9a solemn Lev. 23:36

2Ch 7:11a Thus vv. 11-22: 1 Kings 9:1-9

2Ch 7:12a chosen Deut. 12:5; 16:2; 26:2

2Ch 7:13a no 2 Chron. 6:26

2Ch 7:15a eyes Psa. 33:18; 1 Pet. 3:12

2Ch 7:18a not 1 Kings 8:25; 2 Chron. 6:16

2Ch 7:21a Why Deut. 29:24; Jer. 22:8-9

2Ch 8:1a And vv. 1-18: 1 Kings 9:10-28

2Ch 8:21 He
Lit., Solomon.

2Ch 8:8a forced 2 Chron. 2:17-18; 1 Kings 4:6; Josh. 16:10

2Ch 8:11a Pharaoh’s 1 Kings 3:1; 7:8

2Ch 8:13a three Exo. 23:14, 17; 34:23-24

2Ch 8:13b Feast Deut. 16:16; cf. Exo. 12:15-20

2Ch 8:13c Feast Exo. 23:16; Num. 28:26; Deut. 16:9-10

2Ch 8:13d Feast Deut. 16:13-15

2Ch 8:14a divisions cf. 1 Chron. 24; Luke 1:8

2Ch 8:14b charges cf. 1 Chron. 25

2Ch 8:14c man Neh. 12:24, 36; cf. Deut. 33:1; 1 Chron. 23:14

2Ch 8:171 sea
I.e., the Red Sea (cf. 1 Kings 9:26).

2Ch 9:1a And vv. 1-12: 1 Kings 10:1-13

2Ch 9:1b queen Matt. 12:42; Luke 11:31

2Ch 9:13a Now vv. 13-28: 1 Kings 10:14-28

2Ch 9:261a River Gen. 15:18; Exo. 23:31; Psa. 72:8
I.e., the Euphrates. See note 211 in 1 Kings 4.

2Ch 9:29a And vv. 29-31: 1 Kings 11:41-43

2Ch 9:29b Nathan 2 Sam. 7:2; 12:1; 1 Chron. 29:29

2Ch 9:29c Ahijah 1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 14:2; 15:29

2Ch 9:29d Iddo 2 Chron. 12:15; 13:22

2Ch 10:1a Then vv. 1-19: 1 Kings 12:1-19

2Ch 10:2a fled 1 Kings 11:40

2Ch 10:15a Ahijah cf. 1 Kings 11:29-39

2Ch 11:1a And vv. 1-4: 1 Kings 12:21-24

2Ch 11:51 And
Second Chronicles 11:5-23; 13:1-21; 14:6—15:15; 17:1-19; 19:1—20:30; 21:12-18; 24:14b-24; 25:5-16; 26:6-21a; 28:8-15; 29:3—32:8; 33:11-17; and 34:3-7 are a supplement to the history of twelve of the kings of Judah, giving details not found elsewhere concerning God’s dealing with them and also telling us the reasons God dealt with them in the way that He did. In this supplement none of the kings of Israel is included because all those kings forsook both the proper ground, the ground of Jerusalem (1 Kings 12:25-33), and the fundamental faith given by God through Moses. Thus, God forsook them because of their apostasy. Unlike the kings of Israel, the kings of Judah remained on the ground of the unity of God’s chosen people and kept the oneness according to the fundamental teaching of Moses (13:4-11). See note 71, par. 2, in Matt. 1.

2Ch 11:131 priests
Rehoboam’s taking the proper ground and keeping the fundamental faith attracted the priests and the Levites and the seekers of God from all the tribes of Israel, and they went to Jerusalem to join Rehoboam, thus strengthening the kingdom of Judah and supporting Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years (vv. 13-17; cf. 12:1).

2Ch 11:14a function 2 Chron. 13:9

2Ch 11:151 goats
Or, goat demons.

2Ch 11:15a calves 1 Kings 12:28

2Ch 11:21a loved cf. Deut. 21:15-17

2Ch 11:211 eighteen
In living a life of the indulgence of lust, Rehoboam was surely influenced by his father (1 Kings 11:1-3).

2Ch 11:21b wives cf. Deut. 17:17; 1 Kings 11:3

2Ch 11:221 appointed
Although Rehoboam was capable and wise, and although his kingdom was on the proper ground of oneness and he was fundamental in keeping the teachings of Moses according to God’s revelation, Rehoboam did not labor for God’s interest on the earth to build up the kingdom of God. Instead, he worked for his own interest, transmuting the kingdom of God into a monarchy not only for himself but also for his descendants (vv. 22-23). For this he lost the greater part of his kingdom. The kingdom of his father Solomon was glorious and splendid, but not long after Rehoboam began to reign, he lost nearly the entire kingdom (10:1—11:4). This loss was due to his failure to labor for God’s interest. Cf. note 61 in 1 Sam. 31.

2Ch 12:2a Shishak 1 Kings 11:40; 14:25

2Ch 12:5a Shemaiah 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chron. 11:2; 12:15

2Ch 12:7a wrath cf. 2 Chron. 34:25

2Ch 12:9a And vv. 9-11: 1 Kings 14:25-28

2Ch 12:13a So vv. 13-14: 1 Kings 14:21-22

2Ch 12:15a And vv. 15-16: 1 Kings 14:29-31

2Ch 13:1a In vv. 1-2: 1 Kings 15:1-2

2Ch 13:5a kingdom 2 Sam. 7:12, 16

2Ch 13:51 covenant
See note 132 in Lev. 2.

2Ch 13:6a Jeroboam 1 Kings 11:26; 12:20

2Ch 13:8a golden 1 Kings 12:28

2Ch 13:9a priests 2 Chron. 11:14-15

2Ch 13:9b priests 1 Kings 12:31

2Ch 13:91 consecrate
Lit., fill his hands with.

2Ch 13:11a offer 2 Chron. 2:4

2Ch 13:12a fight Acts 5:39

2Ch 13:211 fourteen
Cf. note 211 in ch. 11.

2Ch 13:21a wives cf. 2 Chron. 11:21

2Ch 13:22a And cf. 1 Kings 15:7

2Ch 14:1a And 1 Kings 15:8

2Ch 14:2a And 1 Kings 15:11

2Ch 14:51 high
See note 312 in 1 Kings 12.

2Ch 14:91 Cushite
Or, Ethiopian. So throughout this chapter.

2Ch 14:11a in cf. 1 Sam. 17:45

2Ch 14:131 they
Or, there was none left alive to them.

2Ch 15:1a Spirit Num. 24:2; 1 Sam. 10:10; 11:6; 1 Chron. 12:18; 2 Chron. 24:20

2Ch 15:2a with 2 Kings 18:7; 2 Chron. 20:17; James 4:8

2Ch 15:81 detestable
I.e., the idols.

2Ch 15:12a covenant 2 Kings 23:3; 2 Chron. 23:16; 29:10; 34:31

2Ch 15:16a And vv. 16-18: 1 Kings 15:13-15

2Ch 15:161 Asherah
The name of a female deity.

2Ch 16:1a In vv. 1-6: 1 Kings 15:17-22

2Ch 16:7a Hanani cf. 1 Kings 16:1; 2 Chron. 19:2

2Ch 16:7b trusted cf. Isa. 31:1; Jer. 17:5

2Ch 16:8a Cushites 2 Chron. 14:9-12

2Ch 16:9a eyes Prov. 15:3; Zech. 4:10; 1 Pet. 3:12

2Ch 16:9b wars 1 Kings 15:16, 32

2Ch 16:10a prison cf. 2 Chron. 18:26; Jer. 20:2

2Ch 16:11a And vv. 11-14: 1 Kings 15:23-24

2Ch 16:121 diseased
[ par. 1 2 ]
2Ch 16:121 [1] Although Asa was a good king and did many good things, he offended God by forming an alliance with Ben-hadad king of Syria (vv. 1-6). Furthermore, he became angry with the seer who rebuked him for trusting in the king of Syria instead of trusting in Jehovah (v. 10). It might have been because of this offense that Asa became severely diseased in his feet. This disease caused his death (v. 13).
2Ch 16:121 [2] God’s dealing with the kings of Judah in the details of their living shows that it is not adequate for us who love God and seek Christ only to stand on the proper ground of the oneness of the church and to keep the fundamental truth. We also need to take care of who we are, how we behave, and how we conduct ourselves, including our interests, our intention, our purpose, our goal, our attitude, and our way of speaking. God dealt with all the good kings of Judah according to the law of Moses in detail. Anyone who was wrong with the law even a little would lose a great part of the enjoyment of the good land. In the Old Testament time, God’s people were required to behave themselves according to the law. Today we are required by the New Testament to conduct ourselves according to the spiritual law, which is the compound, life-giving, all-inclusive, consummated Spirit, who dwells in our spirit (Rom. 8:4, 16; Gal. 5:16, 25). We need to learn from the example of the kings of Judah to have a God-man living in all the details of our daily life, a living in which we are crucified in our natural life to live by the divine life within us (Gal. 2:20). We need to be warned and be on the alert that whatever we say, whatever we do, whatever we express, our attitude, our spirit, and our intention must be purified by the life-giving, compound, all-inclusive Spirit. Otherwise, we will lose much in the enjoyment of Christ, today’s good land (see note 71 in Deut. 8). See note 11, par. 2, in 1 Kings 1.

2Ch 16:14a spices Gen. 50:2; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 19:39-40

2Ch 17:3a ways 2 Kings 22:2; cf. 1 Kings 22:43

2Ch 17:71 sent
Jehoshaphat established the kingdom of God by sending his officials, the Levites, and the priests to teach the children of Judah by the book of the law of Jehovah (vv. 7-9).

2Ch 17:7a teach 2 Chron. 35:3

2Ch 17:10a fear 2 Chron. 14:14; 20:29

2Ch 18:1a allied 2 Chron. 19:2; 20:35

2Ch 18:2a And vv. 2-34: 1 Kings 22:2-35

2Ch 18:31 Jehoshaphat
Lit., he.

2Ch 18:16a sheep Num. 27:17; Matt. 9:36

2Ch 18:18a I cf. Isa. 6:1; Dan. 7:9

2Ch 18:23a struck cf. Lam. 3:30; Matt. 5:39; Luke 6:29; John 18:22-23; Acts 23:2-3

2Ch 18:29a disguised cf. 2 Chron. 35:22

2Ch 19:21 Should
God is great, but He also cares about all the details of His people’s living. In principle, to be wrong in anything, great or small, is a serious matter. Jehoshaphat’s being rebuked by Jehu the seer for helping Ahab, the evil king of Israel (vv. 1-3; cf. ch. 18), indicates that in the record of the kings of Judah, God took every detail of their behavior, even if it was quite small, as a reason to discipline them. Cf. note 121, par. 2, in ch. 16.

2Ch 19:5a judges Deut. 16:18

2Ch 19:7a nor Acts 10:34; Rom. 2:11; Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; 1 Pet. 1:17

2Ch 19:8a Levites 2 Chron. 17:8

2Ch 19:101 law
See note 64 in Luke 1.

2Ch 20:11 Meunim
Following the Septuagint (cf. 26:7; 1 Chron. 4:41); the Hebrew reads, Ammonites.

2Ch 20:3a pursue 2 Chron. 15:12; 17:4; 19:3

2Ch 20:3b fast Ezra 8:21; Jer. 36:9; Joel 1:14; 2:15; Jonah 3:5

2Ch 20:6a heaven 2 Chron. 36:23; Ezra 6:9-10

2Ch 20:6b kingdoms cf. Dan. 4:17, 25, 32

2Ch 20:7a dispossess cf. Exo. 33:2; Psa. 44:2

2Ch 20:7b friend Isa. 41:8; James 2:23

2Ch 20:9a before cf. 1 Kings 8:33; 2 Chron. 6:20; Ezra 10:1

2Ch 20:10a children Deut. 2:19

2Ch 20:10b turned Num. 20:21

2Ch 20:12a upon Psa. 25:15; 123:1-2; 141:8

2Ch 20:14a Spirit Judg. 3:10; 6:34; 1 Sam. 10:10; 11:6

2Ch 20:15a battle 1 Sam. 14:6; 17:47; 2 Chron. 32:8

2Ch 20:17a salvation Exo. 14:13

2Ch 20:20a Believe cf. Exo. 14:31

2Ch 20:23a helped Judg. 7:22; 1 Sam. 14:20

2Ch 20:261 Beracah
Meaning blessing.

2Ch 20:29a fear 2 Chron. 14:14; 17:10

2Ch 20:31a And vv. 31-33: 1 Kings 22:41-43

2Ch 20:33a not 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Chron. 15:17

2Ch 20:34a And 1 Kings 22:45

2Ch 20:35a joined 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Chron. 18:1; 19:2

2Ch 20:371 Because
See note 21 in ch. 19.

2Ch 21:1a And 1 Kings 22:50

2Ch 21:21 Judah
Following most ancient versions. The Hebrew text reads, Israel.

2Ch 21:3a firstborn Deut. 21:15-17

2Ch 21:5a Jehoram vv. 5-10: 2 Kings 8:17-22

2Ch 21:6a wife 2 Kings 8:18; cf. 2 Chron. 18:1

2Ch 21:71a covenant 2 Sam. 7:12-17
See 2 Sam. 7:5-17 and notes.

2Ch 21:7b lamp 2 Sam. 21:17; 1 Kings 11:36

2Ch 21:12a Jehoshaphat 2 Chron. 17:3

2Ch 21:12b Asa 2 Chron. 14:2-5

2Ch 21:13a Ahab cf. 1 Kings 16:29-33

2Ch 21:16a stirred 1 Chron. 5:26; Jer. 51:11; cf. 2 Chron. 36:22

2Ch 21:17a Jehoahaz 2 Chron. 25:23; cf. 2 Chron. 22:6

2Ch 22:11 Ahaziah
Called Jehoahaz in 21:17.

2Ch 22:1a Ahaziah vv. 1b-6: 2 Kings 8:24-29

2Ch 22:21 twenty-two
Following 2 Kings 8:26 and some ancient versions. The Hebrew text reads, forty-two years.

2Ch 22:2a Athaliah 2 Chron. 21:6

2Ch 22:22 daughter
I.e., granddaughter.

2Ch 22:5a Ramoth-gilead 2 Chron. 18:3, 28; 19:2; 1 Kings 22:3

2Ch 22:51 Joram
An alternate spelling of Jehoram in this verse.

2Ch 22:61a Ahaziah 2 Kings 9:16
Following 2 Kings 8:29. The Hebrew text here reads, Azariah.

2Ch 22:7a Joram 2 Kings 9:21

2Ch 22:7b anointed 2 Kings 9:6-7

2Ch 22:8a Ahab 2 Kings 10:11-14, 17

2Ch 22:9a Ahaziah cf. 2 Kings 9:27

2Ch 22:10a And vv. 10-12: 2 Kings 11:1-3

2Ch 22:10b Athaliah 2 Kings 8:26; 11:1; 2 Chron. 24:7

2Ch 22:101 destroyed
According to some Hebrew MSS and 2 Kings 11:1; other MSS read, and she spoke to.

2Ch 23:1a Then vv. 1-21: 2 Kings 11:4-20

2Ch 23:31 Jehoiada
Lit., he.

2Ch 23:3a spoke 2 Chron. 6:16

2Ch 23:6a Levites 1 Chron. 23:28-30

2Ch 23:11a testimony Deut. 17:18-19

2Ch 23:16a covenant cf. 2 Chron. 15:12

2Ch 23:17a Baal cf. 2 Kings 10:25-28

2Ch 23:18a apportioned 1 Chron. 23:6

2Ch 23:19a doorkeepers cf. 1 Chron. 26:1-19

2Ch 23:201 Jehoiada
Lit., he.

2Ch 24:1a Joash vv. 1-14: 2 Kings 11:21–12:16

2Ch 24:2a days cf. 2 Chron. 26:5

2Ch 24:6a tax Exo. 30:12-16

2Ch 24:7a Athaliah 2 Kings 8:26; 11:1; 2 Chron. 22:10

2Ch 24:14a vessels 2 Kings 12:13

2Ch 24:19a sent 2 Chron. 36:15; Jer. 25:4; cf. Matt. 23:34; Luke 11:49

2Ch 24:19b testified Neh. 9:26

2Ch 24:20a Spirit 1 Sam. 10:10; 11:6; 1 Chron. 12:18; 2 Chron. 15:1; 20:14

2Ch 24:20b Zechariah Matt. 23:35; Luke 11:51

2Ch 24:21a stoned Matt. 21:35; 23:37; Heb. 11:37

2Ch 24:22a Jehoiada 2 Kings 11:4-8; 2 Chron. 23:1-7

2Ch 24:23a And vv. 23-24: 2 Kings 12:17-18

2Ch 24:25a And vv. 25-27: 2 Kings 12:20-21

2Ch 25:1a Amaziah vv. 1-4: 2 Kings 14:1-6

2Ch 25:4a Fathers Deut. 24:16; cf. Jer. 31:29-30; Ezek. 18:20

2Ch 25:5a twenty Num. 1:3

2Ch 25:7a not cf. 2 Chron. 19:2

2Ch 25:11a struck 2 Kings 14:7

2Ch 25:14a gods 2 Chron. 25:20; cf. 2 Chron. 28:23

2Ch 25:161 the
Lit., he.

2Ch 25:17a Then vv. 17-24: 2 Kings 14:8-14

2Ch 25:18a The cf. Judg. 9:7-15

2Ch 25:20a gods 2 Chron. 25:14-15

2Ch 25:211 Jehoash
A spelling variant of Joash (vv. 17-18).

2Ch 25:24a gold 2 Kings 14:14; cf. 2 Chron. 12:9; 25:13; 36:18

2Ch 25:25a And 25:25–26:2: 2 Kings 14:17-22

2Ch 25:251 Joash
A spelling variant of Jehoash (v. 23).

2Ch 26:11a Uzziah 2 Kings 15:1-2
Called Azariah in 2 Kings 14:21.

2Ch 26:3a Uzziah vv. 3-4: 2 Kings 15:2-3

2Ch 26:16a strong 2 Chron. 11:17; 12:1

2Ch 26:16b uplifted Deut. 8:14; 2 Kings 14:10; 2 Chron. 25:19; 32:25; Ezek. 28:2, 5, 17

2Ch 26:16c went cf. 2 Chron. 27:2

2Ch 26:16d altar cf. 1 Kings 12:33; 2 Kings 16:12-13

2Ch 26:171 Azariah
Lit., him.

2Ch 26:18a incense Exo. 30:7-8; Num. 16:40

2Ch 26:19a leprosy Exo. 4:6; Num. 12:10; 2 Kings 5:27

2Ch 26:20a Jehovah 2 Kings 15:5

2Ch 26:21a separate cf. Lev. 13:46; Num. 5:2

2Ch 26:21b leper Lev. 13:2, 44-46; Num. 12:10, 14-15; Matt. 8:2

2Ch 26:22a Uzziah Isa. 1:1; 6:1

2Ch 27:1a Jotham vv. 1-3: 2 Kings 15:32-35

2Ch 27:2a enter 2 Chron. 26:16

2Ch 27:51 cors
Equal to a homer or to ten ephahs, approximately five bushels.

2Ch 27:7a And 2 Kings 15:36

2Ch 28:1a Ahaz vv. 1-4: 2 Kings 16:1-4

2Ch 28:31 valley
Gehenna of the New Testament (see note 228 in Matt. 5).

2Ch 28:6a Pekah 2 Kings 15:27; 16:5; Isa. 7:1

2Ch 28:8a brothers cf. 2 Chron. 11:4

2Ch 28:15a fed 2 Kings 6:22; Prov. 25:21-22; Rom. 12:20

2Ch 28:16a sent 2 Kings 16:7

2Ch 28:20a Tilgath-pilneser 2 Kings 16:7

2Ch 28:21a house 2 Kings 16:8

2Ch 28:23a gods cf. 2 Chron. 25:14

2Ch 28:24a vessels 2 Chron. 29:19; cf. 2 Kings 16:17

2Ch 28:24b doors cf. 2 Chron. 29:3, 7

2Ch 28:24c altars cf. 2 Chron. 30:14

2Ch 28:26a Now vv. 26-27: 2 Kings 16:19-20

2Ch 29:11a Hezekiah vv. 1-2: 2 Kings 18:1-3
For the reign of Hezekiah in 29:1—32:33, see notes in Isa. 36:1—39:8.

2Ch 29:3a doors cf. 2 Chron. 28:24; 29:7

2Ch 29:3b repaired cf. 2 Kings 12:14; 2 Chron. 24:13; 2 Kings 22:5-6; 2 Chron. 34:10

2Ch 29:61 dwelling
Or, tabernacle.

2Ch 29:7a doors cf. 2 Chron. 28:24; 29:3

2Ch 29:10a covenant 2 Chron. 15:12

2Ch 29:11a minister Num. 3:6; 18:2

2Ch 29:15a cleanse cf. Neh. 13:9; Matt. 21:12

2Ch 29:17a first cf. Exo. 12:2

2Ch 29:19a vessels 2 Chron. 28:24

2Ch 29:21a seven 1 Chron. 15:26; Ezek. 45:23; Job 42:8

2Ch 29:21b sin Lev. 4:14

2Ch 29:24a expiation Lev. 4:26

2Ch 29:25a cymbals 1 Chron. 15:16; 25:6

2Ch 29:30a David 1 Chron. 16:7-36

2Ch 29:311 have
Lit., have filled your hands.

2Ch 29:32a number cf. 1 Kings 8:63; 1 Chron. 29:21; Ezra 6:17

2Ch 29:34a flay cf. 2 Chron. 35:11

2Ch 30:11 all
Hezekiah sent letters not only to the people of Judah but also to all the people of Israel in order to keep the oneness of all God’s elect (vv. 1a, 6a). He asked all the people of Israel and Judah to come to Jerusalem, where the house of God was, to hold the Passover in order to remind them to keep the one unique ground of the worship of God among all Israel (v. 1b; cf. Deut. 12:5, 11, 13-14). Hezekiah realized that keeping the unique ground pleases the heart of God.

2Ch 30:1a Passover cf. 2 Chron. 35:6

2Ch 30:2a second Num. 9:10-11; cf. Exo. 12:2

2Ch 30:51 for
Or, in great number.

2Ch 30:6a return Isa. 55:7; Jer. 4:1; Hosea 6:1; 14:2; Joel 2:12-13

2Ch 30:6b Assyria 2 Kings 15:19, 29

2Ch 30:12a one Acts 4:32

2Ch 30:13a Feast cf. Exo. 12:15-20; 2 Chron. 30:21

2Ch 30:15a second 2 Chron. 30:2; cf. Exo. 12:2; 2 Chron. 29:17

2Ch 30:17a clean John 11:55

2Ch 30:18a prescribed cf. Exo. 12:43-49

2Ch 30:201 healed
A great number of the people who ate the passover had not cleansed themselves, and they became sick as a result (vv. 18-20). This is a type of the New Testament believers’ participating in the Lord’s table in an unworthy manner (1 Cor. 11:27-31).

2Ch 30:21a Feast Exo. 12:15-20; 13:6-7; Ezra 6:22

2Ch 30:24a contributed cf. 2 Chron. 35:7-9

2Ch 30:26a Solomon cf. 2 Chron. 7:8-10

2Ch 30:27a blessed cf. Num. 6:23-26

2Ch 30:27b sanctuary Deut. 26:15; Psa. 68:5

2Ch 31:1a broke Deut. 7:5

2Ch 31:21 appointed
Hezekiah’s setting the services of the priests and the Levites in order (vv. 2-21) signifies Christ, as the Head, setting in order the services of God in the church (1 Cor. 12:28-30). Cf. note 21 in 1 Chron. 23.

2Ch 31:2a divisions 1 Chron. 23:6; 24:1

2Ch 31:22 temple
Lit., camps.

2Ch 31:3a morning Exo. 29:38-42

2Ch 31:3b Sabbaths Num. 28:9-10

2Ch 31:3c new Num. 28:11-15

2Ch 31:4a portion cf. Num. 18:8-24; Neh. 13:10

2Ch 31:5a tithe Lev. 27:30; Deut. 14:28; Neh. 13:12

2Ch 31:10a blessed cf. Mal. 3:10

2Ch 31:17a twenty 1 Chron. 23:24, 27; cf. 1 Chron. 23:3; Num. 4:3; 8:24

2Ch 32:1a Sennacherib 2 Chron. 32:9; 2 Kings 18:13; Isa. 36:1

2Ch 32:5a wall cf. 2 Chron. 25:23; Isa. 22:9-10

2Ch 32:51 erected
Following some ancient versions; the Hebrew text reads, erected on the towers.

2Ch 32:7a greater 2 Kings 6:16

2Ch 32:8a flesh Jer. 17:5

2Ch 32:8b with 2 Chron. 15:2; 20:17

2Ch 32:9a Sennacherib 2 Kings 18:17; Isa. 36:2

2Ch 32:10a Thus 2 Kings 18:19; Isa. 36:4

2Ch 32:12a Was 2 Kings 18:22; Isa. 36:7

2Ch 32:13a Were 2 Kings 18:33-35; Isa. 36:18-20

2Ch 32:18a And 2 Kings 18:28; Isa. 36:13

2Ch 32:20a prayed 2 Kings 19:14-19; Isa. 37:1, 14-20

2Ch 32:21a And 2 Kings 19:35; Isa. 37:36

2Ch 32:221 protected
Lit., guided (with the implied notion of protection).

2Ch 32:24a In 2 Kings 20:1-11; Isa. 38:1-8

2Ch 32:25a proud 2 Chron. 26:16

2Ch 32:26a humbled cf. 2 Chron. 33:12

2Ch 32:311a envoys cf. 2 Kings 20:12-13; Isa. 39:1-2
Hezekiah was one of the best kings of Judah, but even with him there was a hidden defect, something within him for his own interests and desire. This is exposed in 2 Kings 20:12-19 and in Isa. 39:1-8 (see notes there).

2Ch 32:31b test Exo. 15:25; Deut. 8:2, 16

2Ch 32:32a Isaiah Isa. 36–39

2Ch 32:32b kings 2 Kings 18–20

2Ch 32:33a And 2 Kings 20:21

2Ch 33:1a Manasseh vv. 1-9: 2 Kings 21:1-9

2Ch 33:1b twelve cf. Isa. 3:4; 2 Chron. 34:1

2Ch 33:3a high cf. 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chron. 31:1

2Ch 33:4a name 2 Chron. 6:6

2Ch 33:61 valley
Gehenna of the New Testament (see note 228 in Matt. 5).

2Ch 33:7a chosen 2 Chron. 6:6

2Ch 33:8a remove 2 Sam. 7:10

2Ch 33:91 evil
[ par. 1 2 ]
2Ch 33:91 [1] See note 111 in 2 Kings 21. Although the kings of Judah stood on the ground of unity chosen by God and kept their belief in the Word of God, their condition did not match their standing. Most of them, like the kings of the kingdom of Israel, forsook God as the fountain of living waters and followed the idols, hewing out for themselves broken cisterns that hold no water (Jer. 2:13). The kings of Judah repeatedly broke the law of God, which was given to them through Moses to govern them and keep them in the enjoyment of the God-promised good land. Eventually, God came in to take them away from the good land (36:11-20). He would not allow them to enjoy the good land that He had given them because they did not keep His law to express Him but instead expressed His enemy, the devil.
2Ch 33:91 [2] In the eternal economy of God, the Father has allotted the Son, the all-inclusive Christ typified by the good land, to us as our eternal portion and has transferred us into Him that we may partake of Him (Col. 1:12-13; 1 Cor. 1:30, 9). We need to stand on the proper ground of the oneness of the Body of Christ (Eph. 4:3-6) and keep the proper faith as Paul did (2 Tim. 4:7). We also need to live and walk in Christ (Col. 2:6), conducting ourselves according to God to be His expression (see note 121, par. 2, in ch. 16). Then we will enjoy Christ, and the border of our enjoyment of Christ as the good land will be enlarged (1 Chron. 4:10). If we do not conduct ourselves as God’s expression, we will lose the enjoyment of Christ and will be carried away from Him by the enemy into “captivity,” as the children of Israel were (36:6, 20; cf. Gal. 5:1-4; Col. 2:8).