Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Isa 37:11) | 1 tn Heb “Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, annihilating them.” |
| (0.35) | (Isa 37:13) | 1 sn Lair was a city located in northeastern Babylon. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 235. |
| (0.35) | (Isa 36:2) | 1 sn For a discussion of this title see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30. |
| (0.35) | (Isa 11:2) | 1 sn Like David (1 Sam 16:13), this king will be energized by the Lord’s Spirit. |
| (0.35) | (Isa 7:16) | 2 sn Since “two kings” are referred to later in the verse, the “land” must here refer to Syria-Israel. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 145:1) | 1 sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 113:1) | 1 sn Psalm 113. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign king of the world who reaches down to help the needy. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 89:20) | 1 tn The words “as king” are supplied in the translation for clarification, indicating that a royal anointing is in view. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 83:11) | 2 sn Zebah and Zalmunna were the Midianite kings. Gideon captured them and executed them (Judg 8:1-21). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 72:16) | 1 tn The prefixed verbal form is jussive, not imperfect. The translation assumes the subject is impersonal (rather than the king). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 21:1) | 1 sn Psalm 21. The psalmist praises the Lord for the way he protects and blesses the Davidic king. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 20:6) | 3 tn Heb “his anointed one.” This title refers to the Davidic king. See Pss 2:2 and 18:50. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 18:50) | 4 tn Heb “his anointed [one],” i.e., the psalmist/Davidic king. See Ps 2:2. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 2:10) | 2 tn The Niphal has here a tolerative nuance; the kings are urged to submit themselves to the advice being offered. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 2:3) | 1 tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The quotation represents the words of the rebellious kings. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 2:2) | 4 tn Heb “and against his anointed one.” The Davidic king is the referent (see vv. 6-7). |
| (0.35) | (Est 4:5) | 1 tn Heb “whom he caused to stand before her”; NASB “whom the king had appointed to attend her.” |
| (0.35) | (Est 2:19) | 2 sn That Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate apparently means that he was a high-ranking government official. It was at the city gate where important business was transacted. Being in this position afforded Mordecai an opportunity to become aware of the plot against the king’s life, although the author does not include the particular details of how this information first came to Mordecai’s attention. |
| (0.35) | (2Ch 30:6) | 4 tn Heb “to the survivors who are left to you from the palm of the kings of Assyria.” |
| (0.35) | (2Ch 23:7) | 2 tn Heb “and be with the king when he goes in/enters and when he goes out/exits.” |
