¹ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

² tn Or “garments.”

³ tc Instead of עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) many Hebrew mss, along with the Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate, have the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (’attah, “you”). This reading is followed in the present translation.

⁴ tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”

⁵ tn Heb “Solomon left all the items, due to their very great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”

⁶ tn Heb “were not able to stand to serve.”

⁷ tn Heb “the house of the Lord.”

⁸ tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”

⁹ tn Heb “your name.” In the OT the word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

¹⁰ tn Heb “they were not agreeable in his eyes.”

¹¹ tn Heb “yet the heart of Asa was complete with the Lord all his days.”

¹² tn Heb “Do not listen and do not be willing.”