2:7 “Now send me a man who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as purple, crimson, and violet colored fabrics, and who knows how to engrave. He will work with my skilled craftsmen here in Jerusalem 1 and Judah, whom my father David provided.
5:2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, 2 so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David 3 (that is, Zion). 4
9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 5 she came to challenge 6 him 7 with difficult questions. 8 She arrived in Jerusalem 9 with a great display of pomp, 10 bringing with her camels carrying spices, 11 a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
12:5 Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’” 12
20:20 Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: “Listen to me, you people of Judah 19 and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! 20 Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.”
24:6 So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest, 23 and said to him, “Why have you not made 24 the Levites collect 25 from Judah and Jerusalem the tax authorized by Moses the Lord’s servant and by the assembly of Israel at the tent containing the tablets of the law?” 26
24:23 At the beginning 27 of the year the Syrian army attacked 28 Joash 29 and invaded Judah and Jerusalem. They wiped out all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder they gathered to the king of Damascus.
33:15 He removed the foreign gods and images from the Lord’s temple and all the altars he had built on the hill of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem; he threw them outside the city.
34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor 33 David. In his twelfth year he began ridding 34 Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.
34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king 38 went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, 39 the supervisor of the wardrobe. 40 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 41 district.) They stated their business, 42
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3 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
4 tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the
3 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”
4 tn Or “test.”
5 tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.
6 tn Or “riddles.”
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8 tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew word חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue or to the great wealth she brought with her.
9 tn Or “balsam oil.”
4 tn Heb “also I have rejected you into the hand of Shishak.”
5 tn Heb “the word of the
6 tn Heb “and I will give to them soon deliverance.”
7 tn Or “gush forth upon.”
8 tn Heb “by the hand of.”
6 tn Heb “the deliverance of the
7 tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”
7 tn Heb “O Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See the note on the word “Judah” in v. 15.
8 tn There is a wordplay in the Hebrew text. The Hiphil verb form הַאֲמִינוּ (ha’aminu, “trust”) and the Niphal form תֵאָמֵנוּ (te’amenu, “you will be safe”) come from the same verbal root (אָמַן, ’aman).
8 tn Heb “and you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to commit adultery, like the house of Ahab causes to commit adultery.”
9 tn Heb “the house of your father.”
9 tn Heb “Jehoiada the head”; the word “priest” not in the Hebrew text but is implied.
10 tn Heb “sought.”
11 tn Heb “bring.”
12 tn Heb “the tent of testimony.”
10 tn Heb “turning.”
11 tn Heb “went up against.”
12 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Heb “and they caused to stand a word to cause a voice to pass through.”
12 tn The words “summoning the people” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
13 tn Heb “because not for abundance had they done as written.”
12 tn Heb “father.”
13 tn Heb “purifying.”
13 tn Heb “from Manasseh and Ephraim.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Manasseh and Ephraim” here by metonymy for the people of Manasseh and Ephraim.
14 tn Heb “all Judah and Benjamin.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Judah and Benjamin” here by metonymy for the people of Judah and Benjamin.
15 tc The Hebrew consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the reading, “and the residents of.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “and they returned.”
14 tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”
15 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”
16 tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”
17 tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.
18 tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”