¹ tn Heb “70 cubits” (36.75 meters).

² tn Heb “one handbreadth” (7.5 cm).

¹ tn The text simply says “75 feet.”

³ tn Heb “30 cubits” (i.e., 15.75 meters).

¹ tn Heb “1½ cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).

² tn Heb “1½ cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).

² sn Sidon is another seaport 75 mi (120 km) north of Caesarea.

³ tn Or perhaps “the monuments” (see L&N 7.75-76).

³ sn 300 bronze shekels would have weighed about 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg).

⁴ tn For the translation of ἀνεφέρετο (anephereto) as “was taken up” see BDAG 75 s.v. ἀναφέρω 1.

¹ tn Heb “uncover.” The verb form גַּל (gal) is an apocopated Piel imperative from גָּלָה (galah, see GKC 214 §75.cc).

³ sn For an excellent discussion of Joshua’s logical argument here, see T. C. Butler, Joshua (WBC), 274-75.

⁴ sn Heshbon is probably modern Tell Hesban, about 7.5 mi (12 km) south southwest of Amman, Jordan.

² sn Syracuse was a city on the eastern coast of the island of Sicily. It was 75 mi (120 km) from Malta.

² sn Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.

¹ sn Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) west of Thessalonica.

⁵ sn The Roman pound (λίτρα, litra) weighed 12 ounces or 325 grams. Thus 100 Roman pounds would be about 32.5 kilograms or 75 pounds.

⁶ tn Heb “after which their fathers walked.” The expression “to walk after” is an idiom meaning “to be loyal to.” See S. M. Paul, Amos (Hermeneia), 75-76.

¹ sn Psalm 75. The psalmist celebrates God’s just rule, which guarantees that the godly will be vindicated and the wicked destroyed.

¹ tn Heb “5 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the length would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m).