2 Chronicles 1:12

1:12 you are granted wisdom and discernment. ¹  Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.” ² 

2 Chronicles 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, ³  for ⁴  the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Chronicles 3:12-13

3:12 Likewise one of the second cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched the other wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the first cherub’s wings. ⁵  3:13 The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. ⁶  They stood upright, facing inward. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 4:1

4:1 He made a bronze altar, 30 feet ⁸  long, 30 feet ⁹  wide, and 15 feet ¹⁰  high.

2 Chronicles 4:1

4:1 He made a bronze altar, 30 feet ¹¹  long, 30 feet ¹²  wide, and 15 feet ¹³  high.

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ¹⁴  Shechem to make Rehoboam ¹⁵  king.

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ¹⁶  Shechem to make Rehoboam ¹⁷  king.

Psalms 89:27

89:27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, ¹⁸ 

the most exalted of the earth’s kings.

Matthew 12:42

12:42 The queen of the South ¹⁹  will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, ²⁰  something greater than Solomon is here!

Colossians 2:2-3

2:2 My goal is that ²¹  their hearts, having been knit together ²²  in love, may be encouraged, and that ²³  they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, ²⁴  2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

[1:12]  ¹ tn Heb “wisdom and discernment are given to you.”

[1:12]  ² tn Heb “which was not so for the kings who were before you, and after you there will not be so.”

[1:1]  ³ tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

[1:1]  ⁴ tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

[3:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the wing of the one (הָאֶחָד, ha’ekhad, “the one”; this should probably be emended to הָאַחֵר, ha’akher, “the other”) cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the house, and the other wing was five cubits, clinging to the wing of the other cherub.”

[3:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “the wings of these cherubs were spreading twenty cubits.”

[3:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they were standing on their feet, with their faces to the house.” An alternative translation of the last clause would be, “with their faces to the main hall.”

[4:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “twenty cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the length would have been 30 feet (9 m).

[4:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “twenty cubits.”

[4:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “ten cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the height would have been 15 feet (4.5 m).

[4:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “twenty cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the length would have been 30 feet (9 m).

[4:1]  ¹² tn Heb “twenty cubits.”

[4:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “ten cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the height would have been 15 feet (4.5 m).

[10:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “come [to].”

[10:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “come [to].”

[10:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[89:27]  ¹⁸ sn The firstborn son typically had special status and received special privileges.

[12:42]  ¹⁹ sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.

[12:42]  ²⁰ tn Grk “behold.”

[2:2]  ²¹ tn Verse two begins a subordinate ἵνα (Jina) clause which was divided up into two sentences for the sake of clarity in English. Thus the phrase “My goal is that” is an attempt to reflect in the translation the purpose expressed through the ἵνα clauses.

[2:2]  ²² tn BDAG 956 s.v. συμβιβάζω 1.b reads “unite, knit together.” Some commentators take the verb as a reference to instruction, “instructed in love.” See P. T. O’Brien, Colossians, Philemon (WBC), 93.

[2:2]  ²³ tn The phrase “and that” translates the first εἰς (eis) clause of v. 2 and reflects the second goal of Paul’s striving and struggle for the Colossians – the first is “encouragement” and the second is “full assurance.”

[2:2]  ²⁴ tc There are at least a dozen variants here, almost surely generated by the unusual wording τοῦ θεοῦ, Χριστοῦ (tou qeou, Cristou, “of God, Christ”; so Ì⁴⁶ B Hil). Scribes would be prone to conform this to more common Pauline expressions such as “of God, who is in Christ” (33), “of God, the Father of Christ” (א* A C 048^vid 1175 bo), and “of the God and Father of Christ” (א² Ψ 075 0278 365 1505 pc). Even though the external support for the wording τοῦ θεοῦ, Χριστοῦ is hardly overwhelming, it clearly best explains the rise of the other readings and should thus be regarded as authentic.