Discovery Box| (1.00) | (2Co 11:20) | 2 tn See L&N 88.212. |
| (0.83) | (Act 4:26) | 3 sn A quotation from Ps 2:1-2. |
| (0.83) | (1Sa 10:27) | 1 tn Heb “sons of worthlessness” (see 2:12). |
| (0.67) | (Eze 5:3) | 2 sn Objects could be carried in the end of a garment (Hag 2:12). |
| (0.59) | (Rut 1:14) | 1 tn Heb “they lifted their voice[s] and wept” (so NASB; see v. 9). The expression refers to loud weeping employed in mourning tragedy (Judg 21:2; 2 Sam 13:36; Job 2:12). |
| (0.59) | (Rut 1:9) | 4 tn Heb “they lifted their voice[s] and wept” (KJV, ASV, NASB all similar). This refers to loud weeping characteristic of those mourning a tragedy (Judg 21:2; 2 Sam 13:36; Job 2:12). |
| (0.58) | (2Ki 17:31) | 1 sn Nibhaz and Tartak were two Elamite deities. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212. |
| (0.50) | (Rev 18:13) | 3 tn The Greek term λίβανος (libanos) refers to the aromatic resin of a certain type of tree (L&N 6.212). |
| (0.50) | (Act 14:27) | 3 sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3. |
| (0.50) | (Mat 2:11) | 2 sn Frankincense refers to the aromatic resin of certain trees, used as a sweet-smelling incense (L&N 6.212). |
| (0.50) | (Eze 16:37) | 1 sn Harlots suffered degradation when their nakedness was exposed (Jer 13:22, 26; Hos 2:12; Nah 3:5). |
| (0.50) | (Eze 11:1) | 2 sn The phrase officials of the people occurs in Neh 11:1; 1 Chr 21:2; 2 Chr 24:23. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 16:2) | 5 tn Heb “spirits” (so KJV, ASV). This is a metonymy for the motives, the intentions of the heart (e.g., 21:2 and 24:2). |
| (0.50) | (2Ki 17:31) | 2 sn Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the Sepharvaim are unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212. |
| (0.50) | (2Ki 13:14) | 4 sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12. |
| (0.50) | (2Ki 6:21) | 2 tn Heb “my father.” The king addresses the prophet in this way to indicate his respect. See 2 Kgs 2:12. |
| (0.50) | (Exo 38:29) | 1 sn The total shekels would have been 212,400 shekels, which would be about 108,749 oz. This would make about 2.5 to 3 tons. |
| (0.47) | (Jer 37:3) | 3 sn The priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, a member of the earlier delegation (21:2), was the chief of security in the temple to whom the Babylonian false prophet wrote a letter complaining that Jeremiah should be locked up for his treasonous prophecies (29:25-26). See the study notes on 21:2 and 29:25 for further details. |
| (0.42) | (1Ti 2:8) | 2 sn To pray. In this verse Paul resumes and concludes the section about prayer begun in 2:1-2. 1 Tim 2:3-7 described God’s concern for all people as the motive for such prayer. |
| (0.42) | (Act 4:27) | 1 sn The application of Ps 2:1-2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan. |
