2:26 The king then told Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your property 1 in Anathoth. You deserve to die, 2 but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.” 3
3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David 8 until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. 9
10:21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. 21
14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He 24 was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, 25 the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. 26 His mother was an Ammonite woman 27 named Naamah.
16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri became king over Israel; he ruled for seven days in Tirzah. Zimri’s revolt took place while the army was deployed 29 in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory.
20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? 31 Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
1 tn Or “field.”
2 tn Heb “you are a man of death.”
3 tn Heb “and because you suffered through all which my father suffered.”
4 tn Heb “sent and summoned.”
5 tn Heb “Is it not [true]…?” In the Hebrew text the statement is interrogative; the rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course it is.”
6 tn Heb “here or there.”
7 tn Heb “good is the word; I have heard.”
8 sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
9 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
10 tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”
11 tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”
12 tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.
13 tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”
14 tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”
15 tn Heb “to hold the burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”
16 tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).
17 tn Heb “they blessed the king.”
18 tn Heb “good of heart.”
19 tn Or “delighted in.”
20 tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”
21 tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”
22 tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
23 tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.
24 tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
25 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
26 tn Heb “the city where the
27 tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied.
28 tn Heb “King Asa sent it.”
29 tn Heb “Now the people were encamped.
30 tn Heb “all which you sent to your servant in the beginning I will do, but this thing I am unable to do.”
31 tn Heb “this great horde.”
32 tn Heb “the man of God.”
33 tn Heb “I will place all this great horde in your hand.”
34 tn Or “servants.”
35 tn Or “merciful.” The word used here often means “devoted” or “loyal.” Perhaps the idea is that the Israelite kings are willing to make treaties with other kings.
36 sn Sackcloth was worn as a sign of sorrow and repentance. The precise significance of the ropes on the head is uncertain, but it probably was a sign of submission. These actions were comparable to raising a white flag on the battlefield or throwing in the towel in a boxing match.
37 tn Heb “go out.”