1:11 God said to Solomon, “Because you desire this, 1 and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, 2 and because you did not ask for long life, 3 but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,
5:2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, 4 so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David 5 (that is, Zion). 6
10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! 11 Return to your homes, O Israel! 12 Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” 13 So all Israel returned to their homes. 14
12:5 Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’” 15
24:6 So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest, 24 and said to him, “Why have you not made 25 the Levites collect 26 from Judah and Jerusalem the tax authorized by Moses the Lord’s servant and by the assembly of Israel at the tent containing the tablets of the law?” 27
28:9 Oded, a prophet of the Lord, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice. 31
This royal edict read: 40 “O Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may return 41 to you who have been spared from the kings of Assyria. 42
34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king 49 went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, 50 the supervisor of the wardrobe. 51 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 52 district.) They stated their business, 53
1 tn Heb “because this was in your heart.”
2 tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.”
3 tn Heb “many days.”
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5 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
6 tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the
7 tn Or “delighted in.”
8 tn Heb “as king for the
9 tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”
10 tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”
11 sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.
12 tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
13 tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”
14 tn Heb “went to their tents.”
15 tn Heb “also I have rejected you into the hand of Shishak.”
16 tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.
17 tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”
18 tn Heb “sought.”
19 tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”
20 tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
21 tn Heb “sword.”
22 tn Heb “for your name is in this house.” The “name” of the
23 tn Or “so that you may.”
24 tn Heb “Jehoiada the head”; the word “priest” not in the Hebrew text but is implied.
25 tn Heb “sought.”
26 tn Heb “bring.”
27 tn Heb “the tent of testimony.”
28 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
29 tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”
30 tn The verb יָעַץ (ya’ats, “has decided”) is from the same root as יוֹעֵץ (yo’ets, “counselor”) in v. 16 and עֵצָה (’etsah, “advice”) later in v. 16. The wordplay highlights the appropriate nature of the divine punishment. Amaziah rejected the counsel of God’s prophet; now he would be the victim of God’s “counsel.”
31 tn Heb “and you killed them with anger [that] reaches as far as heaven.”
32 tn Heb “the gods of Damascus, the ones who had defeated him.” The words “he thought” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The perspective is that of Ahaz, not the narrator! Another option is that “the kings” has been accidentally omitted after “gods of.” See v. 23b.
33 tn Heb “said.”
34 tn Heb “the burnt sacrifices.”
35 tn Heb “for the Levites were more pure of heart to consecrate themselves than the priests.”
36 tn Heb “and they caused to stand a word to cause a voice to pass through.”
37 tn The words “summoning the people” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
38 tn Heb “because not for abundance had they done as written.”
39 tn Heb “the runners.”
40 tn Heb “and according to the command of the king, saying.”
41 tn The jussive with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
42 tn Heb “to the survivors who are left to you from the palm of the kings of Assyria.”
43 tn Heb “how much less.”
44 tn The verb is plural, suggesting that the preceding אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (’elohekhem) be translated “your gods,” rather than “your God.”
45 tn Or “an angel.”
46 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sennacherib) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
47 tn Heb “and he returned with shame of face to his land.”
48 tn Heb “and some from those who went out from him, from his inward parts.”
49 tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”
50 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”
51 tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”
52 tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.
53 tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”
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55 tn Heb “fathers.”
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57 tn Heb “Whoever [is] among you from all his people – may the