28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians 1 defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. 2 He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. 3
6:22 “When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, 4
2:3 Solomon sent a message to King Huram 5 of Tyre: 6 “Help me 7 as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs 8 for the construction of his palace. 9
1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”
3 tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”
4 tn Heb “and if the man who sins against his neighbor when one takes up against him a curse to curse him and the curse comes before your altar in this house.”
7 tn Heb “Huram.” Some medieval Hebrew
8 map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
9 tn The words “help me” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.
10 tn Heb “cedars.” The word “logs” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Heb “to build for him a house to live in it.”
10 sn In the parallel account in 1 Kgs 12:18 this name appears as “Adoniram.”
11 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
13 tn Heb “the gods of Damascus, the ones who had defeated him.” The words “he thought” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The perspective is that of Ahaz, not the narrator! Another option is that “the kings” has been accidentally omitted after “gods of.” See v. 23b.
14 tn Heb “said.”
16 tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”
17 tn Heb “listen to.”
18 map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.