7:48 Solomon also made all these items for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence, 1
15:27 Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab 8 and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon.
1 tn Heb “the bread of the face [or presence].” Many recent English versions employ “the bread of the Presence,” although this does not convey much to the modern reader.
2 tn Heb “and he was the officer of a raiding band.”
3 tn The Hebrew text reads “when David killed them.” This phrase is traditionally joined with what precedes. The ancient Greek version does not reflect the phrase and some suggest that it has been misplaced from the end of v. 23.
3 tn Heb “gave.”
4 tn Heb “spoken.”
5 tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.
6 tn Heb “will be poured out.”
4 tn Heb “against him”; the referent (Nadab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “while he was drinking and drunken.”
6 tn Heb “and he burned the house of the king over him with fire and he died.”
7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.