Hakim-hakim 6:4

6:4 They invaded the land ¹  and devoured ²  its crops ³  all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, ⁴  and they took away ⁵  the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

Hakim-hakim 6:2

6:2 The Midianites ⁶  overwhelmed Israel. ⁷  Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters ⁸  for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.

1 Raja-raja 1:13

1:13 Visit ⁹  King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise ¹⁰  your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

[6:4]  ¹ tn Heb “They encamped against them.”

[6:4]  ² tn Heb “destroyed.”

[6:4]  ³ tn Heb “the crops of the land.”

[6:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “They left no sustenance in Israel.”

[6:4]  ⁵ tn The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[6:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “the hand of Midian.”

[6:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “The hand of Midian was strong against Israel.”

[6:2]  ⁸ tn Or possibly “secret storage places.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the Hebrew Bible.

[1:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

[1:13]  ¹⁰ tn Or “swear an oath to.”