2 Tawarikh 6:13

6:13 Solomon had made a bronze platform and had placed it in the middle of the enclosure. It was seven and one-half feet ¹  long, seven and one-half feet ²  wide, and four and one-half feet ³  high. He stood on it and then got down on his knees in front of the entire assembly of Israel. He spread out his hands toward the sky,

2 Tawarikh 10:11

10:11 My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. ⁴  My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’” ⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 10:14

10:14 and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; ⁶  I will make them even heavier. ⁷  My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.” ⁸ 

[6:13]  ¹ tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the length would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m).

[6:13]  ² tn Heb “five cubits.”

[6:13]  ³ tn Heb “three cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the height would have been 4.5 feet (1.35 m).

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “and now my father placed upon you a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke.”

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I [will punish you] with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound.

[10:14]  ⁶ tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will make heavy your yoke,” but many medieval Hebrew mss and other ancient textual witnesses have, “my father made heavy your yoke.”

[10:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “but I will add to your yoke.”

[10:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I [will punish you] with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound.