8:37 “The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust 1 invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, 2 or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.
4:7 Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.
8:35 “The time will come when 17 the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people 18 sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, 19 and turn away from their sin because you punish 20 them,
17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), 26 there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” 27
1 tn Actually two Hebrew terms appear here, both of which are usually taken as referring to locusts. Perhaps different stages of growth or different varieties are in view.
2 tn Heb “in the land, his gates.”
3 tn Or “blessed.”
4 tn Heb “throne.”
5 tn Heb “and may he make his throne greater than the throne of my master King David.”
7 tn Heb “if he is a man of strength [or ability].” In this context, where Adonijah calls himself a “servant,” implying allegiance to the new king, the phrase אִישׁ חַיִל (’ish khayil) probably carries the sense of “a worthy man,” that is, “loyal” (see HALOT 311 s.v. חַיִל).
8 tn Heb “but if evil is found in him.”
9 tn Heb “house.”
10 tn Heb “his throne.”
11 tn Heb “your blood will be upon your head.”
13 tn Heb “barley and straw for the horses and the steeds they brought to the place which was there, each according to his measure.”
15 tn Heb “take in your hand.”
17 tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.
18 sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.
19 tn Heb “so your eyes might be open toward this house night and day, toward the place about which you said, ‘My name will be there.’”
20 tn Heb “by listening to the prayer which your servant is praying concerning this place.”
21 tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 35-36a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.
22 tn Heb “they”; the referent (your people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
23 tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”
24 tn The Hebrew text has “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (’anah, “to answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (tÿ’annem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (“to afflict”).
23 tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”
24 tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.
25 tn Heb “for the word which he cried out by the word of the
26 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
27 tn Heb “Samaria.” The name of Israel’s capital city here stands for the northern kingdom as a whole. Actually Samaria was not built and named until several years after this (see 1 Kgs 16:24), so it is likely that the author of Kings, writing at a later time, is here adapting the old prophet’s original statement.
27 tn Heb “before whom I stand.”
28 tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”
29 tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”
30 tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”
31 tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.