² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ sn “Steps” is an implied comparison, along with “way,” to indicate the events of the plan as they work out.

¹ tn Or “did,” if this refers primarily to the events of the exodus and conquest period (see vv. 6, 9).

¹ tn Or “gave,” if the events of the exodus and conquest period (see v. 6, 9) are primarily in view.

² tn Heb “the book of the remembrances of the accounts of the days”; NAB “the chronicle of notable events.”

¹ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

¹ sn The name given to the place, Hill of the Foreskins was an obvious reminder of this important event.

⁴ tn Heb “believe the voice of the latter sign,” so as to understand and accept the meaning of the event.

¹ tn The perfect verbal form is used rhetorically, describing coming events as though they have already taken place.

² tn The words “may events unfold as follows” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

² tn This statement indicates that it happened the way God designed it, underscoring the connection between word and event.

¹ tn This verb form, waw plus Qal perfect of הָיָה (hayah; “to be”), is rare in narrative. Most often this appears in direct speech indicating a future event or a purpose (as types of propositional or event modality respectively). However, the form can also convey other modal meanings and here probably indicates result (a type of event modality). For other cases of this syntax see Judg 19:30; 1 Sam 10:9; 13:22.

¹ tn The participle συλλημφθέντα (sullēmphthenta) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. The remark reviews events of Acts 21:27-40.

² tn The imperfect verb ἐπεφώνει (epephōnei) is taken ingressively in the sequence of events. Presumably the king had started his speech when the crowd began shouting.

¹ sn Six witnesses is three times more than what would normally be required. They could confirm the events were not misrepresented by Peter.

¹ sn The somewhat awkward naming of Jesus as from Nazareth here is actually emphatic. He is the key subject of these key events.

⁴ sn She sat up. This event is told much like Luke 8:49-56 and Mark 5:35-43. Peter’s ministry mirrored that of Jesus.

¹ sn Ananias replied. Past events might have suggested to Ananias that this was not good counsel, but like Peter in Acts 10, Ananias’ intuitions were wrong.

⁸ sn Since this man had come to Jerusalem to worship, he may have been a proselyte to Judaism. This event is a precursor to Acts 10.

³ tn Grk “and they came to nothing.” Gamaliel’s argument is that these two insurrectionists were taken care of by natural events.