2tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

3tn Heb “and walked in the ways of David his father.”

4tn Heb “father.”

5tn Heb “purifying.”

6tn Heb “and they tore down before him the altars of the Baals.”

7tn Heb “the priests”; the qualifying adjective “pagan” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

8tn “In their ruins” is the marginal reading (Qere) of the Hebrew text.

9tn Heb “to purify the land and the house.”

10tn Heb “from Manasseh and Ephraim.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Manasseh and Ephraim” here by metonymy for the people of Manasseh and Ephraim.

11tn Heb “all Judah and Benjamin.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Judah and Benjamin” here by metonymy for the people of Judah and Benjamin.

12tc The Hebrew consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the reading, “and the residents of.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “and they returned.”

13tn Heb “doer[s] of the work.”

14tn Heb “and they gave it to the doers of the work who were working in the house of the Lord to restore and to repair the house.”

15tn Heb “of the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.”

16tn Heb “[were] over the laborers and were directing every doer of work for work assignment and work assignment.”

17tn Heb “returned still the king a word, saying.”

18tn Heb “that was found in the house of the Lord.”

19tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:12 has the variant spelling “Acbor son of Micaiah.”

20tn Or “inquire of.”

21tn Heb “concerning.”

22tn Heb “for great is the anger of the Lord which has been ignited against us.”

23tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 32, 33).

24tn Heb “by doing according to all that is written on this scroll.”

25tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”

26tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”

27tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”

28tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.

29tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”

30tn Or “burned incense.”

31tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The present translation assumes this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods”). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”

32tn Heb “Because your heart was tender.”

33tn Heb “Therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”

34tn Heb “and the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.”

35tc This assumes an emendation to עַמּוּדוֹ (’ammudo), see 23:13. The MT reads “at his place.”

36tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made” or “agreed to.”

37tn Heb “walk after.”

38tn Or “soul.”

39tn Heb “words.”

40tn Heb “and he caused to stand everyone who was found in Jerusalem and Benjamin.”

41tn Or “caused, forced.”

42tn Heb “all his days.”