21:8 She wrote out orders, 1 signed Ahab’s name to them, 2 and sealed them with his seal. She then sent the orders 3 to the leaders 4 and to the nobles who lived in Naboth’s city. 5
8:4 Surely the king’s authority 6 is absolute; 7
no one can say 8 to him, “What are you doing?”
4:1 (3:31) 9 “King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity! 10
1 tn Heb “scrolls.”
2 tn Heb “in the name of Ahab.”
3 tn Heb “scrolls.”
4 tn Heb “elders.”
5 tn Heb “to the nobles who were in his city, the ones who lived with Naboth.”
6 tn Heb “word.”
7 tn Heb “supreme.”
8 tn Heb “Who can say…?”
9 sn Beginning with 4:1, the verse numbers through 4:37 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Aramaic text (BHS), with 4:1 ET = 3:31 AT, 4:2 ET = 3:32 AT, 4:3 ET = 3:33 AT, 4:4 ET = 4:1 AT, etc., through 4:37 ET = 4:34 AT. Thus Dan 3:31-33 of the Aramaic text appears as Dan 4:1-3 in the English Bible, and the corresponding verses of ch. 4 differ accordingly. In spite of the division of the Aramaic text, a good case can be made that 3:31-33 AT (= 4:1-3 ET) is actually the introduction to ch. 4.
10 tn Aram “May your peace increase!”