¹ tn Or “ruler.”

¹ tn Or “ruler” (NIV, NCV).

² tn Or “the ruler.”

² tn Or “King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite ruler.”

² tn Or “who,” referring to the ruler (so ASV, NAB, TEV).

¹ sn The ruler of this world is a reference to Satan.

² sn The ruler of this world is a reference to Satan.

³ sn The ruler of this world is a reference to Satan.

¹ tn Heb “and David consulted with the officers of thousands and hundreds, to every ruler.”

¹ sn Psalm 104. The psalmist praises God as the ruler of the world who sustains all life.

³ tn Heb “a man who understands [and] knows”; NRSV “an intelligent ruler”; NLT “wise and knowledgeable leaders.”

⁴ tn Heb “like an error that comes forth from the presence of a ruler.”

² sn The tone here is sarcastic, reflecting the ruler’s view of himself.

³ tn Heb “from you for me one will go out to be a ruler over Israel.”

³ tn Grk “a ruler of the Pharisees.” He was probably a synagogue official.

¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (the ruler mentioned in v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ sn Such a ruler would become known as one who could be lied to, because he paid attention to lies.

⁴ tn Heb “her King” but this might be misunderstood by some to refer to the Davidic ruler even with the capitalization.

¹ tn Heb “priest for David.” KJV (“a chief ruler about David”) and ASV (“chief minister unto David”) regarded this office as political.

¹ tn Heb “and Rehoboam appointed for a head Abijah son of Maacah for ruler among his brothers, indeed to make him king.”