Revelation 9:13

9:13 Then 1  the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a single voice coming from the 2  horns on the golden altar that is before God,

Revelation 8:3

8:3 Another 3  angel holding 4  a golden censer 5  came and was stationed 6  at the altar. A 7  large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.

1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

2 tc ‡ Several key mss (Ì47 א1 A 0207 1611 2053 2344 pc lat syh co) lack the word τεσσάρων (tessarwn, “four”) before κεράτων (keratwn, “horns”). The word seems to have been added by scribes because a “horned” altar (described in the OT [Exod 30:2, 10]) could have only four “horns” or projections at the corners. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

3 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

4 tn Grk “having.”

5 sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.

6 tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (Jestaqh) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.

7 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.