1 tn Grk “joined himself to” (in this case an idiom for beginning to work for someone).
2 tn Grk “and he.” Here the conjunction καί (kai) and the personal pronoun have been translated by a relative pronoun to improve the English style.
3 sn To a Jew, being sent to the field to feed pigs would be an insult, since pigs were considered unclean animals (Lev 11:7).
4 tn Or “subjects.” Technically these people were not his subjects yet, but would be upon his return. They were citizens of his country who opposed his appointment as their king; later the newly-appointed king will refer to them as his “enemies” (v. 27).
5 tn The imperfect is intense in this context, suggesting an ongoing attitude.
6 tn Grk “this one” (somewhat derogatory in this context).
7 tn Or “to rule.”
