1 Kings 16:34

16:34 During Ahab’s reign, 1  Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. 2  Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; 3  Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, 4  just as the Lord had warned 5  through Joshua son of Nun. 6 

Malachi 1:4

1:4 Edom 7  says, “Though we are devastated, we will once again build the ruined places.” So the Lord who rules over all 8  responds, “They indeed may build, but I will overthrow. They will be known as 9  the land of evil, the people with whom the Lord is permanently displeased.

1 tn Heb “in his days.”

2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

3 tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”

4 tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”

5 tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

6 sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.

7 sn Edom, a “brother” nation to Israel, became almost paradigmatic of hostility toward Israel and God (see Num 20:14-21; Deut 2:8; Jer 49:7-22; Ezek 25:12-14; Amos 1:11-12; Obad 10-12).

8 sn The epithet Lord who rules over all occurs frequently as a divine title throughout Malachi (24 times total). This name (יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, yÿhvah tsÿva’ot), traditionally translated “Lord of hosts” (so KJV, NAB, NASB; cf. NIV NLT “Lord Almighty”; NCV, CEV “Lord All-Powerful”), emphasizes the majestic sovereignty of the Lord, an especially important concept in the postexilic world of great human empires and rulers. For a thorough study of the divine title, see T. N. D. Mettinger, In Search of God, 123-57.

9 tn Heb “and they will call them.” The third person plural subject is indefinite; one could translate, “and people will call them.”