1 Tawarikh 29:24

29:24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. ¹ 

1 Tawarikh 29:2

29:2 So I have made every effort ²  to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, ³  as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

1 Tawarikh 1:8

Ham’s Descendants

1:8 The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, ⁴  Put, and Canaan.

Ratapan 5:6

5:6 We have submitted ⁵  to Egypt and Assyria

in order to buy food to eat. ⁶ 

Yehezkiel 17:18

17:18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note ⁷  – he gave his promise ⁸  and did all these things – he will not escape!

[29:24]  ¹ tn Heb “placed a hand under Solomon the king.”

[29:2]  ² tn Heb “and according to all my strength.”

[29:2]  ³ tn Heb “the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, and the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood.”

[1:8]  ⁴ tn That is, “Egypt.”

[5:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “we have given the hand”; cf. NRSV “We have made a pact.” This is a Semitic idiom meaning “to make a treaty with” someone, placing oneself in a subservient position as vassal. The prophets criticized these treaties.

[5:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “bread.” The term “bread” is a synecdoche of specific (= bread) for the general (= food).

[17:18]  ⁷ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates being aware of or taking notice of something.

[17:18]  ⁸ sn Heb “hand.” “Giving one’s hand” is a gesture of promise (2 Kgs 10:15).