1 Kings 4:24

4:24 His royal court was so large because ¹  he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah ²  to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors. ³ 

1 Kings 4:1

Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators

4:1 King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1 Kings 22:9

22:9 The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

Psalms 72:7

72:7 During his days the godly will flourish; ⁴ 

peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky. ⁵ 

Isaiah 9:7

9:7 His dominion will be vast ⁶ 

and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. ⁷ 

He will rule on David’s throne

and over David’s kingdom, ⁸ 

establishing it ⁹  and strengthening it

by promoting justice and fairness, ¹⁰ 

from this time forward and forevermore.

The Lord’s intense devotion to his people ¹¹  will accomplish this.

Acts 9:31

9:31 Then ¹²  the church throughout Judea, Galilee, ¹³  and Samaria experienced ¹⁴  peace and thus was strengthened. ¹⁵  Living ¹⁶  in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church ¹⁷  increased in numbers.

[4:24]  ¹ tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.

[4:24]  ² sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.

[4:24]  ³ tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”

[72:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “sprout up,” like crops. This verse continues the metaphor of rain utilized in v. 6.

[72:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “and [there will be an] abundance of peace until there is no more moon.”

[9:7]  ⁶ tc The Hebrew text has לְםַרְבֵּה (lÿmarbeh), which is a corrupt reading. לם is dittographic; note the preceding word, שָׁלוֹם (shalom). The corrected text reads literally, “great is the dominion.”

[9:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “and to peace there will be no end” (KJV and ASV both similar). On the political and socio-economic sense of שָׁלוֹם (shalom) in this context, see the note at v. 6 on “Prince of Peace.”

[9:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “over the throne of David, and over his kingdom.” The referent of the pronoun “his” (i.e., David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:7]  ⁹ tn The feminine singular pronominal suffix on this form and the following one (translated “it” both times) refers back to the grammatically feminine noun “kingdom.”

[9:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “with/by justice and fairness”; ASV “with justice and with righteousness.”

[9:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the zeal of the Lord.” In this context the Lord’s “zeal” refers to his intense devotion to and love for his people which prompts him to vindicate them and to fulfill his promises to David and the nation.

[9:31]  ¹² tn Or “Therefore.” This verse is another summary text in Acts (cf. 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:12-16; 6:7).

[9:31]  ¹³ tn Grk “and Galilee,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[9:31]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “had.”

[9:31]  ¹⁵ tn Or “Built up.” The participle οἰκοδομουμένη (oikodomoumenh) has been translated as a participle of result related to εἶχεν (eicen). It could also be understood as adverbial to ἐπληθύνετο (eplhquneto): “Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace. Strengthened and living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.” Although some scholars do not regard the participle of result as a legitimate category, it is actually fairly common (see ExSyn 637-39).

[9:31]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “And living.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[9:31]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the church) has been specified in the translation for clarity.