2 Tawarikh 25:1-2

Amaziah’s Reign

25:1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem. 25:2 He did what the Lord approved, ²  but not with wholehearted devotion. ³ 

Kisah Para Rasul 12:21

12:21 On a day determined in advance, Herod ⁴  put on his royal robes, ⁵  sat down on the judgment seat, ⁶  and made a speech ⁷  to them.

Kisah Para Rasul 12:1

James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned

12:1 About that time King Herod ⁸  laid hands on ⁹  some from the church to harm them. ¹⁰ 

Kisah Para Rasul 3:12

3:12 When Peter saw this, he declared to the people, “Men of Israel, ¹¹  why are you amazed at this? Why ¹²  do you stare at us as if we had made this man ¹³  walk by our own power or piety?

[25:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[25:2]  ² tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[25:2]  ³ tn Heb “a complete heart.”

[12:21]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:21]  sn Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great).

[12:21]  ⁵ tn Or “apparel.” On Herod’s robes see Josephus, Ant. 19.8.2 (19.344), summarized in the note at the end of v. 23.

[12:21]  ⁶ tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “speaker’s platform” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“rostrum,” NASB; “platform,” NRSV), since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here.

[12:21]  sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city.

[12:21]  ⁷ tn Or “delivered a public address.”

[12:1]  ⁸ sn King Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great). His mediocre career is summarized in Josephus, Ant. 18-19. This event took place in a.d. 42 or 43.

[12:1]  ⁹ tn Or “King Herod had some from the church arrested.”

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “to cause them injury.”

[3:12]  ¹¹ tn Or perhaps “People of Israel,” since this was taking place in Solomon’s Portico and women may have been present. The Greek ἄνδρες ᾿Ισραηλῖται (andre" Israhlitai) used in the plural would normally mean “men, gentlemen” (BDAG 79 s.v. ἀνήρ 1.a).

[3:12]  ¹² tn Grk “or why.”

[3:12]  ¹³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.