18:1 Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,
14:2 (14:1) Asa did what the Lord his God desired and approved. 2
22:1 The residents of Jerusalem 3 made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. 4 So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
22:1 The residents of Jerusalem 5 made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. 6 So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
1 tn The Hebrew verbal forms could be imperatives (“Disguise yourself and enter”), but this would make no sense in light of the immediately following context. The forms are better interpreted as infinitives absolute functioning as cohortatives (see IBHS 594 §35.5.2a). Some prefer to emend the forms to imperfects.
2 tn Heb “and Asa did the good and the right in the eyes of the
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”