¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

² tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.

³ tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

⁴ tn Heb “do loyalty with”; or “act faithfully toward.”

⁵ tn Heb “and let them be among the ones who eat [at] your table.”

⁶ tn Heb “drew near to.”

⁷ sn Offering sacrifices at the high places. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated.

⁸ tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “to honor the Lord”). The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁹ tn Heb “because you asked for this thing, and did not ask for yourself many days and did not ask for yourself riches and did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment.”

¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

¹¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

¹² map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

¹³ tn Heb “bent his heart.”

¹⁴ sn These two occasions are mentioned in 1 Kgs 3:5 and 9:2.

¹⁵ tn Heb “and he will give [up] Israel.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “because of Jeroboam which he committed and which he made Israel commit, by his provocation by which he made the Lord God of Israel angry.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “house.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “because of the provocation by which you angered [me], and you caused Israel to sin.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.