¹ sn The phrase these things refers to God’s glory and excellence.

² tn Grk “the gospel of the glory”; δόξης (doxēs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

¹ tn Grk “how will not rather the ministry of the Spirit be with glory?”

¹ tn Or “we all with unveiled faces beholding the glory of the Lord as in a mirror.”

² sn In other words, Jesus is a special cause for praise and honor (“glory”) for the nation.

¹ tn Heb “this house in its earlier splendor”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “in its former glory.”

³ tn The preposition כְּ (kaf) on כִּגְאוֹן (kigʾon, “the glory of Israel”) may be comparative (“like the glory of Israel”) or emphatic (“the glory of Jacob, indeed, the glory of Israel”). See J. O’Rourke, “Book Reviews and Short Notes: Review of Nahum in the Light of Northwest Semitic by Kevin J. Cathcart,” CBQ 36 (1974): 397.

¹ tn Heb “their glory” (so NASB); cf. TEV “Israel’s greatness.”

² tn Or “glory” (so most English versions); TEV “the brightness of his presence.”

³ tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”

³ tn Or “glory” (KJV, NIV, NRSV); also a second time later in this verse.

¹ tn The preposition serves as the beth essentiae—the glory is the abundant population, not in it.

¹ tn Heb “their glory.” According to an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition, the text originally read “his glory” or “my glory.” In Jer 2:11 the Lord states that his people (Israel) exchanged “their glory” (a reference to the Lord) for worthless idols.

² sn God’s glory refers here to his royal majesty and power.

¹ tn Heb “the glory of his riches” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “the splendor of his riches.”

¹ sn The name Ichabod (אִי־כָבוֹד) may mean, “Where is the glory?”

² tn Or “will be sanctified by my glory” (KJV and ASV both similar).

³ tn Grk “in the glory of him and of the Father and of the holy angels.” “Glory” is repeated here in the translation for clarity and smoothness because the literal phrase is unacceptably awkward in contemporary English.

¹ tn Or “glory.” The Lord’s “glory” is his theophanic radiance and royal splendor (see Isa 6:3; 24:23; 35:2; 60:1; 66:18-19).

³ tn Heb “indeed (or “for”) over all the glory, a canopy.” This may allude to Exod 40:34-35, where a cloud overshadows the meeting tent as it is filled with God’s glory.