3:1 Solomon began building the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem 1 on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan 2 the Jebusite.
8:16 All the work ordered by Solomon was completed, from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid until it was finished; the Lord’s temple was completed.
26:16 But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. 18 He disobeyed 19 the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar.
29:15 They assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves. Then they went in to purify the Lord’s temple, just as the king had ordered, in accordance with the word 25 of the Lord. 29:16 The priests then entered the Lord’s temple to purify it; they brought out to the courtyard of the Lord’s temple every ceremonially unclean thing they discovered inside. 26 The Levites took them out to the Kidron Valley.
30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem 30 and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.
33:15 He removed the foreign gods and images from the Lord’s temple and all the altars he had built on the hill of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem; he threw them outside the city. 33:16 He erected the altar of the Lord and offered on it peace offerings and thank offerings. He told the people of 37 Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.
34:14 When they took out the silver that had been brought to the Lord’s temple, Hilkiah the priest found the law scroll the Lord had given to Moses.
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn In 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (“Aravna”; traditionally “Araunah”). The form of the name found here also occurs in 1 Chr 21:15; 18-28.
3 tn Heb “be clothed with deliverance.”
4 tn Heb “and may your loyal ones rejoice in good.”
5 tn Heb “for his thing is from me.”
6 tn Heb “and they heard the words of the
7 tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the
8 tn Heb “fathers.”
9 tn Heb “and priests serving the
10 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.
12 tn Heb “to seek from the
13 tn Heb “to seek the
14 tn Or “consulted.”
15 tn Or “is eternal.”
16 tn Heb “and he caused the residents of Jerusalem to commit adultery.” In this context spiritual unfaithfulness to the
17 tn Heb “and drove Judah away.”
18 tn Heb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] to destroy.”
19 tn Or “was unfaithful to.”
20 tn Heb “for to the guilt of the
21 tn Heb “for great is [the] guilt to us and rage of anger is upon Israel.”
22 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
23 tn Heb “turned their faces.”
24 tn Heb “and turned the back.”
25 tn Heb “words” (plural).
26 tn Heb “in the temple of the
27 tn Heb “filled your hand.”
28 tn Or “tokens of thanks.”
29 tn Heb “and all who were willing of heart.”
30 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
31 tn Heb “don’t stiffen your neck” (a Hebrew idiom for being stubborn).
32 tn Heb “give a hand.” On the meaning of the idiom here, see HALOT 387 s.v. I יָד 2.
33 tn Heb “so that the rage of his anger might turn from you.” The jussive with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
34 tn Heb “and Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites.” On the meaning of the idiom “speak to the heart of” here, see HALOT 210 s.v. II דבר 8.d.
35 tn Heb “who demonstrated skill [with] good skill for the
36 tn Heb “and they ate [during] the appointed time [for] seven days.” מוֹעֵד (mo’ed, “appointed time”) is probably an adverbial accusative of time referring to the festival. However, some understand it as metonymically referring to the food eaten during the festival. See BDB 417 s.v.
37 tn Heb “told Judah.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” here by metonymy for the people of Judah.