21:8 During Jehoram’s 5 reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king. 6
1 tn Heb “Solomon made all these items in great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”
2 tn Heb “and let not your hands drop.”
3 tn Heb “for there is payment for your work.”
4 tn Heb “in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.”
5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “in his days Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah and enthroned a king over them.”
7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Uzziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “after the king”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn “slept with his fathers.”