36:22 In the first year of the reign of 10 King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, 11 the Lord moved 12 King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.
1 tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name is unexpected in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.
2 tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”
5 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
7 tn Heb “was entreated by him,” or “allowed himself to be entreated by him.”
8 tn Heb “heard.”
9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
10 tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
11 tn Heb “to complete the word of the
sn Regarding the promise he delivered through Jeremiah see Jer 29:10.
12 tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”