¹ tn Heb “and Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each in accordance with his service for the priests and for the Levites.”

² tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the first ones at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).

² tn Heb “Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man or for you to be priest for a tribe, for a clan in Israel?”

³ tn Or “my pledge of friendship” (NAB), or “my pact of friendship” (NJPS). This is the designation of the leadership of the priestly ministry. The terminology is used again in the rebuke of the priests in Mal 2.

¹ tn Heb “and the priest shall wave them.” In the present translation “priest” is not repeated a second time in the verse for stylistic reasons. With regard to the “waving” of the “wave offering,” see the note on v. 12 above.

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the officiating priest) has been specified in the translation for clarity. This priest was responsible for any actions involving direct contact with the altar (e.g., the splashing of the blood).

¹ tn The exact nature of this article of the priest’s clothing is difficult to determine. Cf. KJV, ASV “breeches”; NAB “drawers”; NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “undergarments”; NCV “underclothes”; CEV “underwear”; TEV “shorts.”

³ sn God would hear the bells and be reminded that this priest was in his presence representing the nation and that the priest had followed the rules of the sanctuary by wearing the appropriate robes with their attachments.

³ sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.

⁴ tn The words “to serve” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the word “priests.”

¹ tn Or “among the common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).

² sn The guards would have been the guards of the chief priests who had accompanied Judas to arrest Jesus.

³ tn Or “from the chief priests, scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

⁴ tn Or “the chief priests, the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

¹ tn Or “chief priests and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

² sn The guards would have been the guards of the chief priests who had accompanied Judas to arrest Jesus.

¹ sn For a historical illustration of the priest carrying out this function, see 2 Chr 19:9-11.

¹ sn The shepherds are the priests, prophets, and leaders who have led Israel into idolatry (2:8).

³ tn Heb “For instruction will not perish from priest, nor counsel from wise man, nor word from prophet.”

¹ tn Heb “The priests…the ones who grasp my law…the shepherds…the prophets…they…”