1 Kings 14:14

14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. ¹  It is ready to happen! ² 

1 Kings 15:27-29

15:27 Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab ³  and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon. 15:28 Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah and replaced him as king. 15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, ⁴  just as the Lord had predicted ⁵  through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

1 Kings 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ⁶  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ⁷ 

1 Kings 10:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ⁸  she came to challenge ⁹  him with difficult questions. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 10:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ¹¹  she came to challenge ¹²  him with difficult questions. ¹³ 

Isaiah 10:6-7

10:6 I sent him ¹⁴  against a godless ¹⁵  nation,

I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, ¹⁶ 

to take plunder and to carry away loot,

to trample them down ¹⁷  like dirt in the streets.

10:7 But he does not agree with this,

his mind does not reason this way, ¹⁸ 

for his goal is to destroy,

and to eliminate many nations. ¹⁹ 

Hosea 1:4

1:4 Then the Lord said to Hosea, ²⁰  “Name him ‘Jezreel,’ because in a little while I will punish ²¹  the dynasty ²²  of Jehu on account of the bloodshed ²³  in the valley of Jezreel, ²⁴  and I will put an end to the kingdom ²⁵  of Israel. ²⁶ 

Acts 2:23

2:23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed ²⁷  by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles. ²⁸ 

Acts 4:27-28

4:27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against ²⁹  your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, ³⁰  4:28 to do as much as your power ³¹  and your plan ³²  had decided beforehand ³³  would happen.

[14:14]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[14:14]  ² tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.

[15:27]  ³ tn Heb “against him”; the referent (Nadab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

[15:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

[15:2]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ⁷ sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

[10:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Or “test.”

[10:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “riddles.”

[10:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.

[10:1]  ¹² tn Or “test.”

[10:1]  ¹³ tn Or “riddles.”

[10:6]  ¹⁴ sn Throughout this section singular forms are used to refer to Assyria; perhaps the king of Assyria is in view (see v. 12).

[10:6]  ¹⁵ tn Or “defiled”; cf. ASV “profane”; NAB “impious”; NCV “separated from God.”

[10:6]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and against the people of my anger I ordered him.”

[10:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to make it [i.e., the people] a trampled place.”

[10:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “but he, not so does he intend, and his heart, not so does it think.”

[10:7]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “for to destroy [is] in his heart, and to cut off nations, not a few.”

[1:4]  ²⁰ tn Heb “to him.” The referent (Hosea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:4]  ²¹ tn Heb “I will visit.” The verb פָּקַד (paqad, “to visit”) has a very broad range of meanings: (1) “to pay attention to; to look at” (a) favorably: to look after; to provide for; to care for; (b) unfavorably: to seek vengeance for; to punish for; (2) militarily: (a) “to muster; to enroll”; (b) “to inspect; to review”; (3) leadership: (a) “to rule over; to oversee”; (b) Hiphil: “to appoint an overseer” (see BDB 823 s.v. פָּקַד; HALOT 955-58 s.v. פקד). In this context, the nuance “to punish” or “to take vengeance” (see 1b above) is most appropriate. Cf. KJV, ASV “I will avenge”; NAB, NASB, NRSV “I will punish.”

[1:4]  ²² tn Heb “house” (so NAB, NRSV); NCV “family”; CEV “descendants.”

[1:4]  ²³ tn The plural form of דָּם (dam, “blood”) refers to “bloodshed” (BDB 196 s.v. דָּם 2.f). This is an example of a plural of abnormal condition (GKC 400 §124.n). The plural is used to represent natural objects which are found in an unnatural or abnormal condition. The plural is used because the natural object is normally found as a whole or in one unit, but in the abnormal condition the object is found in many parts. Normally, blood is contained as a whole within the body. However, when a brutal murder occurs, blood is shed and literally spilled all over the place. Cf. NIV “the massacre”; TEV, CEV, NLT “the murders.”

[1:4]  ²⁴ tn Heb “I will visit the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu.”

[1:4]  ²⁵ tn Heb “the kingdom of the house of Israel” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV). This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:4]  ²⁶ sn The proper name יִזְרְעֶאל (yizré’e’l, “Jezreel”) sounds like יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra’el, “Israel”). This phonetic wordplay associates the sin at Jezreel with the judgment on Israel, stressing poetic justice.

[2:23]  ²⁷ tn Or “you killed.”

[2:23]  ²⁸ tn Grk “at the hands of lawless men.” At this point the term ἄνομος (anomo") refers to non-Jews who live outside the Jewish (Mosaic) law, rather than people who broke any or all laws including secular laws. Specifically it is a reference to the Roman soldiers who carried out Jesus’ crucifixion.

[4:27]  ²⁹ sn The application of Ps 2:1-2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan.

[4:27]  ³⁰ sn A wordplay on “Christ,” v. 26, which means “one who has been anointed.”

[4:28]  ³¹ tn Grk “hand,” here a metaphor for God’s strength or power or authority.

[4:28]  ³² tn Or “purpose,” “will.”

[4:28]  ³³ tn Or “had predestined.” Since the term “predestine” is something of a technical theological term, not in wide usage in contemporary English, the translation “decide beforehand” was used instead (see L&N 30.84). God’s direction remains as the major theme.