1 Chronicles 22:18

22:18 He told them, ¹  “The Lord your God is with you! ²  He has made you secure on every side, ³  for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region ⁴  and the region ⁵  is subdued before the Lord and his people.

Nehemiah 9:24

9:24 Their descendants ⁶  entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.

Psalms 18:39

18:39 You give me strength ⁷  for battle;

you make my foes kneel before me. ⁸ 

Psalms 18:47

18:47 The one true God ⁹  completely vindicates me; ¹⁰ 

he makes nations submit to me. ¹¹ 

Psalms 47:3

47:3 He subdued nations beneath us ¹² 

and countries ¹³  under our feet.

Psalms 81:14

81:14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies,

and attack ¹⁴  their adversaries.”

Psalms 81:1

Psalm 81 ¹⁵ 

For the music director; according to the gittith style; ¹⁶  by Asaph.

81:1 Shout for joy to God, our source of strength!

Shout out to the God of Jacob!

Colossians 1:28

1:28 We proclaim him by instructing ¹⁷  and teaching ¹⁸  all people ¹⁹  with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature ²⁰  in Christ.

Hebrews 11:33

11:33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, ²¹  gained what was promised, ²²  shut the mouths of lions,

[22:18]  ¹ tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[22:18]  ² tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.

[22:18]  ³ tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”

[22:18]  ⁴ tn Or “earth.”

[22:18]  ⁵ tn Or “earth.”

[9:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sons.”

[18:39]  ⁷ tn Heb “clothed me.” See v. 32.

[18:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “you make those who rise against me kneel beneath me.”

[18:47]  ⁹ tn Heb “the God.” See v. 32.

[18:47]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “is the one who grants vengeance to me.” The plural form of the noun indicates degree here, suggesting complete vengeance or vindication.

[18:47]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he subdues nations beneath me.” On the meaning of the verb דָּבַר (davar, “subdue,” a homonym of דָּבַר, davar, “speak”), see HALOT 209-10 s.v. I דבר. See also Ps 47:3 and 2 Chr 22:10. 2 Sam 22:48 reads “and [is the one who] brings down nations beneath me.”

[47:3]  ¹² tn On the meaning of the verb דָּבַר (davar, “subdue”), a homonym of דָּבַר (“speak”), see HALOT 209-10 s.v. I דבר. See also Ps 18:47 and 2 Chr 22:10. The preterite form of the verb suggests this is an historical reference and the next verse, which mentions the gift of the land, indicates that the conquest under Joshua is in view.

[47:3]  ¹³ tn Or “peoples” (see Pss 2:1; 7:7; 9:8; 44:2).

[81:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “turn my hand against.” The idiom “turn the hand against” has the nuance of “strike with the hand, attack” (see Isa 1:25; Ezek 38:12; Amos 1:8; Zech 13:7).

[81:1]  ¹⁵ sn Psalm 81. The psalmist calls God’s people to assemble for a festival and then proclaims God’s message to them. The divine speech (vv. 6-16) recalls how God delivered the people from Egypt, reminds Israel of their rebellious past, expresses God’s desire for his people to obey him, and promises divine protection in exchange for obedience.

[81:1]  ¹⁶ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הַגִּתִּית (haggittit) is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or instrument. See the superscription to Ps 8.

[1:28]  ¹⁷ tn Or “admonishing,” or “warning.” BDAG 679 s.v. νουθετέω states, “to counsel about avoidance or cessation of an improper course of conduct,, admonish, warn, instruct.” After the participle νουθετοῦντες (nouqetounte", “instructing”) the words πάντα ἄνθρωπον (panta anqrwpon, “all men”) occur in the Greek text, but since the same phrase appears again after διδάσκοντες (didaskontes) it was omitted in translation to avoid redundancy in English.

[1:28]  ¹⁸ tn The two participles “instructing” (νουθετοῦντες, nouqetounte") and “teaching” (διδάσκοντες, didaskonte") are translated as participles of means (“by”) related to the finite verb “we proclaim” (καταγγέλλομεν, katangellomen).

[1:28]  ¹⁹ tn Here ἄνθρωπον (anqrwpon) is twice translated as a generic (“people” and “person”) since both men and women are clearly intended in this context.

[1:28]  ²⁰ tn Since Paul’s focus is on the present experience of the Colossians, “mature” is a better translation of τέλειον (teleion) than “perfect,” since the latter implies a future, eschatological focus.

[11:33]  ²¹ tn This probably refers to the righteous rule of David and others. But it could be more general and mean “did what was righteous.”

[11:33]  ²² tn Grk “obtained promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.