¹ sn Offering sacrifices at the high places. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated.

¹ sn The high priest’s family. This family controlled the high priesthood as far back as a.d. 6. Annas, Caiaphas, and Alexander were all high priests at one time (though Alexander held that office after this event).

² tn Heb “high places of wickedness” (בָּמוֹת אָוֶן, bamot ʾaven); so NIV. The noun אָוֶן (“wickedness”) is an attributive genitive: “wicked high places.”

¹ sn The high mountains and hills symbolize the apparent security of proud men, as do the high tower and fortified wall of v. 15.

³ sn A high place. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated (see 1 Kgs 3:2).

¹ tn Heb “the priest.” The Greek and the Syriac have “high priest.” The present translation, along with many English versions, uses “high priest” as a clarification.

¹ tn Grk “Asiarchs” (high-ranking officials of the province of Asia).

² tn Or “bewildered.” The term refers to a high state of confusion and anxiety.

⁴ tn “A high place” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied for clarity.

¹ tn Traditionally, “the high places” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); cf. NLT “pagan shrines.”

¹ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

¹ tn Or “a precious treasure”; KJV “greatly beloved”; NASB, NIV “highly esteemed.”

⁴ tn The word “high” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied for sense.

² tn The reference to a very high mountain is harmonious with Isa 2:2.

³ tn Heb “on high” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “in the heavens.”

² tn Heb “made great”; NAB “raised…to high rank”; NIV “honored.”

¹ tn Heb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] until to destroy.”

³ tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”

³ tn Heb “Our hand is high.” Cf. NAB “Our own hand won the victory.”

¹ tn The adjective “high” has been supplied in the translation for clarity, as in many English versions.