Discovery Box| (0.10) | (1Ki 14:9) | 1 tn Heb “you went and you made for yourself other gods, and metal [ones], angering me, and you threw me behind your back.” |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 11:8) | 1 tn Heb “and the same thing he did for all his foreign wives, [who] were burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.” |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 11:2) | 2 tn Heb “Surely they will bend your heart after their gods.” The words “if you do” are supplied in the translation for clarification. |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 10:24) | 2 tn Heb “and all the earth was seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.” |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 8:59) | 1 tn Heb “May these words of mine, which I have requested before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night.” |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 8:27) | 1 tn Heb “Indeed, can God really live on the earth?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course not,” the force of which the translation above seeks to reflect. |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 7:48) | 1 sn This bread was viewed as a perpetual offering to God and was regarded as holy. See Lev 24:5-9. |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 1:48) | 2 tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor. |
| (0.10) | (1Ki 1:43) | 2 tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (ʾaval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative. |
| (0.10) | (2Sa 22:21) | 2 tn Heb “according to my righteousness.” As vv. 22-25 make clear, David refers here to his unwavering obedience to God’s commands. He explains that the Lord was pleased with him and willing to deliver him because he had been loyal to God and obedient to his commandments. Ancient Near Eastern literature contains numerous parallels. A superior (a god or king) would typically reward a subject (a king or the servant of a king, respectively) for loyalty and obedience. See R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 211-13. |
| (0.10) | (2Sa 22:14) | 2 sn This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ʿelyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Ps 47:2. |
| (0.10) | (2Sa 22:7) | 2 tn Heb “from his temple.” Verse 10, which pictures God descending from the sky, indicates that the heavenly, not earthly, temple is in view. |
| (0.10) | (2Sa 16:23) | 1 tn Heb “And the advice of Ahithophel which he advised in those days was as when one inquires of the word of God.” |
| (0.10) | (2Sa 7:19) | 1 tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O Lord God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.” |
| (0.10) | (2Sa 7:19) | 2 tn Heb “and this [is] the law of man”; KJV “is this the manner of man, O Lord God?”; NAB “this too you have shown to man”; NRSV “May this be instruction for the people, O Lord God!” This part of the verse is very enigmatic; no completely satisfying solution has yet been suggested. The present translation tries to make sense of the MT by understanding the phrase as a question that underscores the uniqueness of God’s dealings with David as described here. The parallel passage in 1 Chr 17:17 reads differently (see the note there). |
| (0.10) | (2Sa 5:10) | 1 tc 4QSama and the LXX lack the word “God,” probably due to harmonization with the more common biblical phrase “the Lord of hosts.” |
| (0.10) | (1Sa 14:18) | 2 tc Heb “for the ark of God was in that day, and the sons of Israel.” The translation follows the text of some Greek manuscripts. See the previous note. |
| (0.10) | (1Sa 1:9) | 4 tn The term הֵיכָל (hekhal) often refers to the temple (so ASV, KJV, ESV, NASB, NIV84), however, this story happens well before Solomon built the temple. The Sumerian word “E.GAL” means “big house” and came into Akkadian as “ekallu” referring to a “palace,” “temple” (the god’s palace), or the main room of a private house (CAD E, 52). The term later came into Hebrew as “palace” or “temple.” Considering it’s origin, it is appropriate for the tabernacle which is pictured as God’s dwelling. “Sanctuary” is preferred over “temple” to avoid confusion with Solomon’s temple. |
| (0.10) | (Rut 1:2) | 1 sn The name “Elimelech” literally means “My God [is] king.” The narrator’s explicit identification of his name seems to cast him in a positive light. |
| (0.10) | (Jdg 8:33) | 1 sn Baal Berith was a local manifestation of the Canaanite storm god. The name means, ironically, “Baal of the covenant.” Israel’s covenant allegiance had indeed shifted. |
