22:7 God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. 4 When Ahaziah 5 arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned 6 to wipe out Ahab’s family. 7
1 tn Heb “and Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah until this day.”
2 tn Or “from Jehoram’s control”; Heb “from under his hand.” The pronominal suffix may refer to Judah in general or, more specifically, to Jehoram.
3 tn Heb “he.” This pronoun could refer to Judah, but the context focuses on Jehoram’s misdeeds. See especially v. 11.
4 tn Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “anointed.”
7 tn Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”
8 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.
9 tn Heb “who demonstrated skill [with] good skill for the
10 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.