2 Tawarikh 11:16

11:16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem ¹  to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. ² 

2 Tawarikh 19:3

19:3 Nevertheless you have done some good things; ³  you removed ⁴  the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.” ⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 30:19

30:19 everyone who has determined to follow God, ⁶  the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.” ⁷ 

2 Tawarikh 30:1

Hezekiah Observes the Passover

30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem ⁸  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

1 Samuel 7:3

7:3 Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. ⁹  Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you ¹⁰  from the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 7:1

7:1 Then the people ¹¹  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

1 Samuel 29:1

David Is Rejected by the Philistine Leaders

29:1 The Philistines assembled all their troops ¹²  at Aphek, while Israel camped at the spring that is in Jezreel.

Mazmur 57:7

57:7 I am determined, ¹³  O God! I am determined!

I will sing and praise you!

Mazmur 78:8

78:8 Then they will not be like their ancestors,

who were a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation that was not committed

and faithful to God. ¹⁴ 

Mazmur 78:37

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ¹⁵ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Mazmur 78:1

Psalm 78 ¹⁶ 

A well-written song ¹⁷  by Asaph.

78:1 Pay attention, my people, to my instruction!

Listen to the words I speak! ¹⁸ 

Kolose 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹⁹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Kolose 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ²⁰  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Kolose 1:13

1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves, ²¹ 

[11:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the Lord God of Israel came [to] Jerusalem.”

[11:16]  ² tn Heb “fathers.”

[19:3]  ³ tn Heb “nevertheless good things are found with you.”

[19:3]  ⁴ tn Here בָּעַר (ba’ar) is not the well attested verb “burn,” but the less common homonym meaning “devastate, sweep away, remove.” See HALOT 146 s.v. II בער.

[19:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and you set your heart to seek the Lord.”

[30:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “everyone [who] has prepared his heart to seek God.”

[30:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “and not according to the purification of the holy place.”

[30:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[7:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “the Ashtarot” (plural; also in the following verse). The words “images of” are supplied for clarity.

[7:3]  sn The Semitic goddess Astarte was associated with love and war in the ancient Near East. The presence of Ashtarot in Israel is a sign of pervasive pagan and idolatrous influences; hence Samuel calls for their removal. See 1 Sam 31:10, where the Philistines deposit the armor of the deceased Saul in the temple of the Ashtarot, and 1 Kgs 11:5, 33; 2 Kgs 23:13, where Solomon is faulted for worshiping the Ashtarot.

[7:3]  ¹⁰ tn Following imperatives, the jussive verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.

[7:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “men.”

[29:1]  ¹² tn Heb “camps.”

[57:7]  ¹³ tn Or perhaps “confident”; Heb “my heart is steadfast.” The “heart” is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s volition and/or emotions.

[78:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “a generation that did not make firm its heart and whose spirit was not faithful with God.” The expression “make firm the heart” means “to be committed, devoted” (see 1 Sam 7:3).

[78:37]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

[78:1]  ¹⁶ sn Psalm 78. The author of this lengthy didactic psalm rehearses Israel’s history. He praises God for his power, goodness and patience, but also reminds his audience that sin angers God and prompts his judgment. In the conclusion to the psalm the author elevates Jerusalem as God’s chosen city and David as his chosen king.

[78:1]  ¹⁷ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 74.

[78:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Turn your ear to the words of my mouth.”

[1:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:13]  ²¹ tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).