1 Kings 21:25
Context21:25 (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed 1 to doing evil in the sight of 2 the Lord, urged on by his wife Jezebel. 3
Proverbs 10:7
Context10:7 The memory 4 of the righteous is a blessing,
but the reputation 5 of the wicked will rot. 6
Isaiah 65:15
Context65:15 Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. 7
The sovereign Lord will kill you,
but he will give his servants another name.
Matthew 25:41
Context25:41 “Then he will say 8 to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
[21:25] 1 tn Heb “who sold himself.”
[21:25] 2 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
[21:25] 3 tn Heb “like Ahab…whom his wife Jezebel incited.”
[10:7] 4 sn “Memory” (זֵכֶר, zekher) and “name” are often paired as synonyms. “Memory” in this sense has to do with reputation, fame. One’s reputation will be good or bad by righteousness or wickedness respectively.
[10:7] 5 tn Heb “name.” The term “name” often functions as a metonymy of association for reputation (BDB 1028 s.v. שֵׁם 2.b).
[10:7] 6 tn The editors of BHS suggest a reading “will be cursed” to make a better parallelism, but the reading of the MT is more striking as a metaphor.
[65:15] 7 tn Heb “you will leave your name for an oath to my chosen ones.”