26:11 Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.
35:20 After Josiah had done all this for the temple, 13 King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. 14 Josiah marched out to oppose him.
1 tn Heb “Like me, like you; and like your people, my people; and with you in battle.”
2 tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “camp.”
5 sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.
6 tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).
7 tn Heb “had sent back from going with him to the battle.”
8 tn Heb “stripped.”
9 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
10 tn Heb “struck down.”
11 tn Heb “men from.”
12 tn Heb “arose against.”
13 tn Heb “After all this, [by] which Josiah prepared the temple.”
14 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
15 tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”
16 tn Heb “listen to.”
17 map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.