Discovery Box| (0.60) | (Mal 3:8) | 2 sn The tithes and contributions mentioned here are probably those used to sustain the Levites (see Num 18:8, 11, 19, 21-24). |
| (0.60) | (Zec 14:5) | 3 sn The earthquake in the days of King Uzziah, also mentioned in Amos 1:1, is apparently the one attested to at Hazor in 760 b.c. |
| (0.60) | (Zep 1:16) | 1 tn Heb “a ram’s horn.” By metonymy the Hebrew text mentions the trumpet (“ram’s horn”) in place of the sound it produces (“trumpet blasts”). |
| (0.60) | (Joe 2:28) | 5 tn Heb “your old men will dream dreams.” In context these are prophetic visions, messages from God, as are the visions mentioned in the next line. |
| (0.60) | (Dan 11:5) | 3 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the subordinate prince mentioned in the previous clause) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.60) | (Dan 6:10) | 4 sn This is apparently the only specific mention in the OT of prayer being regularly offered three times a day. The practice was probably not unique to Daniel, however. |
| (0.60) | (Dan 5:5) | 2 sn The mention of the lampstand in this context is of interest because it suggests that the writing was in clear view. |
| (0.60) | (Eze 30:16) | 1 tc The LXX reads “Syene,” which is Aswan in the south. The MT reads Sin, which has already been mentioned in v. 15. |
| (0.60) | (Eze 22:9) | 2 tn Heb “and on the mountains they eat within you.” The mountains mentioned here were the site of pagan sacrifices. See 18:6. |
| (0.60) | (Eze 7:19) | 3 tn Heb “it.” Apparently the subject is the silver and gold mentioned earlier (see L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [WBC], 1:102). |
| (0.60) | (Eze 1:1) | 3 sn The Kebar River is mentioned in Babylonian texts from the city of Nippur in the fifth century b.c. It provided artificial irrigation from the Euphrates. |
| (0.60) | (Jer 52:1) | 1 sn This final chapter does not mention Jeremiah, but its description of the downfall of Jerusalem and exile of the people validates the prophet’s ministry. |
| (0.60) | (Jer 41:12) | 1 tn Heb “the many [or great] waters.” This is generally identified with the pool of Gibeon mentioned in 2 Sam 2:13. |
| (0.60) | (Jer 39:5) | 3 sn 2 Kgs 25:5 and Jer 52:8 mention that the soldiers all scattered from him. That is why the text focuses on Zedekiah here. |
| (0.60) | (Isa 48:16) | 2 sn The speaker here is not identified specifically, but he is probably Cyrus, the Lord’s “ally” mentioned in vv. 14-15. |
| (0.60) | (Isa 42:25) | 3 tn Heb “and it blazed against him all around.” The subject of the third feminine singular verb “blazed” is the divine חֵמָה (khemah, “anger”) mentioned in the previous line. |
| (0.60) | (Isa 26:14) | 1 sn In light of what is said in verse 14b, the “dead” here may be the “masters” mentioned in verse 13. |
| (0.60) | (Isa 24:16) | 2 tn Heb “Beauty belongs to the just one.” These words may summarize the main theme of the songs mentioned in the preceding line. |
| (0.60) | (Isa 2:16) | 3 sn The ships mentioned in this verse were the best of their class, and therefore an apt metaphor for the proud men being denounced in this speech. |
| (0.60) | (Pro 23:9) | 1 sn The mention of “the ears” emphasizes the concerted effort to get the person’s undivided attention. However, a fool rejects instruction and discipline. |
