24:27 The list of Joash’s 12 sons, the many prophetic oracles pertaining to him, and the account of his building project on God’s temple are included in the record of the Scroll of the Kings. 13 His son Amaziah replaced him as king.
1 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 tn Heb “he made.”
3 tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”
4 tn Heb “And King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel, those who had been gathered to him, [were] before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle which could not be counted or numbered because of the abundance.”
7 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied for clarification.
8 tn Heb “he made cedar.”
9 tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”
10 tn Heb “and he was discerning and broke up from all his sons to all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities.”
11 tn “and he asked for a multitude of wives.”
13 tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.”
14 tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.”
16 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Heb “And his sons and the abundance of the oracle[s] against him, and the founding of the house of God, look are they not written on the writing of the scroll of the kings?”
19 tn The Hebrew text adds here, “a very large assembly.” This has not been translated to avoid redundancy with the expression “a huge crowd” at the beginning of the verse.
22 tn Heb “and when the word spread out.”
23 tn Heb “the sons of Israel multiplied.”
25 tn Heb “and cities he made for himself.”