8:1 Now 1 when the Lamb 2 opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
16:16 Now 3 the spirits 4 gathered the kings and their armies 5 to the place that is called Armageddon 6 in Hebrew.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption of the topic of the seals.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption and conclusion of the remarks about the pouring out of the sixth bowl.
4 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the demonic spirits, v. 14) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Grk “gathered them”; the referent (the kings and [implied] their armies, v. 14) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tc There are many variations in the spelling of this name among the Greek
tn Or “Harmagedon” (a literal transliteration of the Greek), or “Har-Magedon” (NASB), meaning “the Mount of Magedon” in Hebrew.