8:12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness.
1 tn Heb “answered and said.”
2 tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.
3 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
4 tn Heb “Naboth was stoned and he died.” So also in v. 15.