The One Year Bible TLB (284 page)

16:10
an unusual altar in a heathen temple,
literally, “he saw the altar that was at Damascus.”

16:18
The Hebrew is unclear.

19:18-19
$10,000,
approximately £3,500.

19:21
felt impelled by the Holy Spirit,
literally, “purposed in the spirit.”

19:35
is the center,
literally, “is the temple-keeper.”

17:9
built altars to other gods throughout the land,
literally, “built them high places in all their cities.”

17:20
descendants of Jacob,
literally, “descendants of Israel.”

18:4
King Hezekiah,
implied.

18:8
cities both large and small,
literally, “from the tower of the watchman to the fortified cities.”

20:4
Turkey,
literally, “Asia.”

20:7
On Sunday,
or “On Saturday night”; literally, “On the first day of the week,” by Jewish reckoning, from sundown to sundown.

20:22
by the Holy Spirit,
or “by an inner compulsion.”

18:24
And with an army as small as yours,
implied.

19:15
angels,
literally, “cherubim.”

21:8
one of the first seven deacons,
see 6:5; 8:1-13.

21:9
unmarried,
literally, “virgin.”

20:11
on the sundial of Ahaz,
or “on the steps of Ahaz.” Egyptian sundials in this period were made in the form of miniature staircases, so that the shadow moved up and down the steps.

21:20
they are all very insistent that Jewish believers must continue to follow the Jewish traditions and customs,
literally, “they are all zealous for the law.”

21:29
a Gentile,
implied.

21:34
armory,
literally, “castle,” or “fort.”

150:1
in the heavens he made with mighty power,
literally, “in the firmament of his power.”

18:10
The Lord,
literally, “The name of the Lord.”

23:9
these priests,
literally, “the priests of the high places.”

23:16
Jeroboam’s altar,
see 1 Kings 13:2.

23:18
See 1 Kings 13:31-32.

21:37-38
a few years ago,
literally, “before these days.”

22:14
the Messiah,
literally, “the Righteous One.”

24:17
Implied in 23:31 and 24:18.

23:3
you whitewashed pigpen,
literally, “you whitewashed wall.”

23:8
or even eternal spirit within us,
literally, “nor spirit.”

23:9
Jewish leaders,
literally, “scribes.”
there on the Damascus road,
implied.

2:1
What fools . . . to rage,
literally, “Why do the heathen rage?”
try to outwit God,
literally, “meditate a vain thing.”

2:2
his Messiah, Christ the King,
literally, “his anointed.”

2:6
For the Lord declares,
implied.
in Jerusalem, my holy city,
literally, “upon Zion, my holy mountain.”

2:7
His chosen one replies,
implied.
This is your Coronation Day,
literally, “This day have I begotten you.”

2:12
Fall down before his Son and kiss his feet,
implied.

1:1-4
These are the earliest generations of mankind,
implied.
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
The names in boldface type are referred to in the following verse or verses. The use of bold type or italic type does not mean that these persons were more important; it is simply a way of easier identification of ancestors and descendants.

1:5-9
Japheth.
Italics mean that the name has previously appeared in bold face type.

1:24-27
son,
or “descendant.” The subsequent use of the word
son
could also be interpreted
descendant.

1:38-39
Esau,
or “Seir.”

3:3
now bowed in shame,
implied.

3:4
from his Temple in Jerusalem,
literally, “from his holy mountain.”

3:7
insulting them and breaking off their teeth,
implied.

18:14
courage,
literally, “spirit.”

2:22
ruled,
literally, “had.”

2:34-35
Sheshan,
apparently a different Sheshan than in v. 31.

2:50
Caleb,
implied in 2:24.

3:5
Bathsheba,
literally, “Bathshua.”

3:10-14
Jehoram,
or “Joram.”
Azariah,
or “Uzziah.”

3:15
Shallum,
that is,
Jehoahaz,
see Jeremiah 22:11.

24:1
Jewish leaders,
literally, “elders.”
lawyer,
literally, “orator.”

24:18
as I was presenting my thank offering,
implied.

24:21
except that I said one thing I shouldn’t,
literally, “except it be for this one voice.”

24:22
who knew Christians didn’t go around starting riots,
literally, “having more accurate knowledge.”

24:24
his legal wife,
literally, “his own wife.”

4:1
O God, you have declared me perfect in your eyes,
literally, “God of my righteousness.”

4:4
Stand before the Lord in awe,
literally, “Be angry.”

4:6
Prove them wrong,
implied.

18:18
A coin toss,
literally, “The lot.”

4:9
Jabez means.
A play on words.
Jabez
sounds like
ozeb,
the Hebrew word meaning “distress.”

5:7-8
These Reubenites,
implied in 5:1.

25:13
arrived with Bernice.
She was his sister.

18:19
The Hebrew of this verse is not clear.

6:4-15
The oldest sons of the successive generations of Aaron were as follows,
implied.

6:16
As previously stated,
implied in 6:1.

6:33-38
ancestries,
implied.

6:39-43
assistant,
literally, “brother,” or “kinsman.”

26:1
with many gestures,
literally, “stretching forth his hand.”

26:4
my earliest childhood in Tarsus,
literally, “my own nation.”

26:9
the followers of Jesus of Nazareth,
literally, “the name.”

26:14
You are only hurting yourself,
literally, “It is hard for you to kick against the oxgoad.”

26:28
With trivial proofs like these,
literally, “With little [persuasion].”

6:5
For if I die, I cannot give you glory by praising you before my friends,
literally, “In the grave, who shall give you thanks?” Isaiah 57:1-2 may indicate that Old Testament saints believed in a conscious and pleasant hereafter for those who love God.

7:13
Jacob’s wife,
implied.

7:15
Huppim and Shuppim,
see v. 12.
only daughters,
implied, see Numbers 26:33.

7:34
Shomer’s,
or “Shemer’s.”

7:35
Hotham,
literally, “Helem.”

7:38
Ithran,
literally, “Jether.”

8:34
Mephibosheth,
or “Merib-baal.”

27:2
a boat,
literally, “a ship of Adramyttium.”
the Turkish coast,
literally, “the coast of Asia.”
Aristarchus,
see 19:29; 20:4; Philemon 1:24.

27:4
so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland,
implied; literally, “we sailed under the lee of Cyprus.” Narratives of that period interpret this as meaning what is indicated in the paraphrase above.

27:7-8
Cnidus,
a port on the southeast coast of Turkey.

27:9
because it was late in the year,
literally, “because the Fast was now already gone by.” It came about the time of the autumn equinox.

27:12
exposed,
implied.

27:17
were afraid of being driven across to the quicksands of the African coast,
literally, “feared lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis.”

27:20
The terrible storm raged unabated many days,
literally, “Neither sun nor stars shone upon us.”

7:9
God,
literally, “the just.”

7:10
those whose hearts and lives are true and right,
literally, “the upright in heart.”

9:32
special bread,
literally, “showbread.”

9:35-37
many,
implied.

9:40
Mephibosheth,
or “Merib-baal.”

10:1
The remainder of 1 Chronicles deals with events preceding ch. 9.

10:12
battlefield,
implied.

10:13
medium,
see 1 Samuel 28.

27:41
a sandbar,
literally, “a place where two seas met.”

27:43
Julius,
implied.

8:5
only a little lower than the angels,
or “only a little lower than God!”

11:1
your relatives,
literally, “your bone and flesh.”

11:15
The Thirty
were the highest-ranking officers in the army.

11:22
giants,
literally, “ariels.” The meaning of the term is uncertain.

11:26-47
sons,
implied in 2 Samuel 23:30.

12:1
King Saul,
literally, “the son of Kish.”

28:10
gifts,
literally, “honors.”

28:15
the Forum,
about forty-three miles from Rome.
The Three Taverns,
about thirty-five miles from Rome.

28:20
the Messiah,
literally, “the hope of Israel.” But perhaps he is referring here, as in his other defenses, to his belief in the resurrection of the dead.

28:21
from Jerusalem,
implied.

28:27
turn to me to heal you,
see Isaiah 6:9-10.

28:28-29
Some of the ancient manuscripts add, “And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dissenting among themselves.”

28:30
in his rented house,
or “at his own expense.”

9:2
O Lord God above all gods,
literally, “O Most High.”

9:4
you have endorsed my work, declaring from your throne that it is good,
literally, “you sit on the throne, judging righteously.”

9:11
in Jerusalem,
literally, “in Zion.”

19:1
rich,
literally, “a fool.”

12:21
Ziklag,
implied.

13:5
from all across the nation,
literally, “from Shihor—the brook of Egypt—to the entrance of Hamath.”

13:6
above the Guardian Angels,
literally “above the cherubim.”

1:10
God willing,
literally, “in the will of God.”
that I will have a safe trip,
or “that I will finally succeed in coming.”

1:11-12
the faith,
literally, “some spiritual gift.”

1:13
among the other Gentile churches,
literally, “among the Gentiles.”

1:17
This is accomplished from start to finish by faith,
literally, “[This] righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith.”
“The man who finds life will find it through trusting God”
(Habakkuk 2:4).

9:14
at Jerusalem’s gates,
literally, “in the gates of the daughter of Zion.”

9:16
The Hebrew text adds at the end of the verse: “Higgaion. Selah.” The meanings of these words are not known.

15:2
When we transfer the Ark to its new home,
implied.

15:20
accompanied by harps,
literally, “set to Alamoth.” The meaning of the term is uncertain.

15:21
were the harpists,
literally, “were to lead with zithers (or harps) set to the Shiminith.” The meaning is uncertain.

16:3
every person present,
literally, “to each Israelite.”

1:19
is known to them instinctively,
literally, “is manifest in them.”

1:20
no excuse when they stand before God at Judgment Day,
implied; or “no excuse for saying there is no God.”

1:23
puny,
literally, “mortal.”

1:31
tried to misunderstand,
or “were confused fools.”

10:4
that God is dead,
literally, “that there is no God.”

19:7
turn away from him in embarrassment,
literally, “despise him.”

16:37
at the Tabernacle,
literally, “before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord.”

18:16
special assistant,
literally, “secretary,” or “scribe.”

2:7
who patiently do the will of God,
literally, “who patiently do good.”
seeking for the unseen glory and honor and eternal life that he offers,
implied.

2:10
all who obey him,
literally, “all who do good.”

2:17
he gave his laws to you,
or “you rely upon the law for your salvation.”

2:22
make money your god instead,
literally, “do you rob temples?”

20:2
Milcom,
implied, see 1 Kings 11:5.

20:3
He . . . set them to work with saws,
literally “He conducted them to the saw.” Whether this means that he made them labor with saws or that he sawed them to pieces is uncertain.

21:2
throughout the land,
literally, “from Beersheba to Dan.”

21:25
$4,300 in gold,
literally, “600 shekels of gold by weight.”

2:27
will be much better off,
literally, “will condemn you.”

3:2
so that they could know and do his will,
implied.

3:4
See Psalm 51:4.

11:1
Flee,
literally, “Flee as a bird.”

11:3
Law and order have collapsed,
literally, “If the foundations have been torn down.”

11:7
the godly shall see his face,
or “his face shines down in mercy and joy upon the good.”

22:14
several billion dollars worth of gold bullion, millions in silver,
literally, “a hundred thousand talents of gold” and “a million talents of silver.”

23:8-9
Shimei,
probably not the same Shimei as in v. 7.

23:10-11
Zizah,
or “Zina.”

23:13
Amram was the ancestor of Aaron and Moses,
literally, “the sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses.”

3:10
See Psalm 14:3.

3:13
Their talk is foul and filthy like the stench from an open grave,
literally, “Their throat is an open grave.” Perhaps the meaning is “Their speech injures others.”

3:15
hating anyone who disagrees with them,
implied.

3:21-22
now God has shown us a different way to heaven,
literally, “now a righteousness of God has been manifested.”

3:25
as the means of saving us from his wrath,
literally, “to be a propitiation.”

3:28
saved,
literally, “justified.”

24:5
by coin-toss,
literally, “by lot.”

4:4-5
if they have faith in Christ to save them from God’s wrath,
literally, “faith is reckoned for righteousness.”

4:6
“not guilty,”
literally “righteous.”

4:8
See Psalm 32:1-2.

26:28
anyone else of distinction,
implied.

27:23
The Lord had promised a population explosion for his people,
literally, “the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.”

27:32
an educated man,
literally, “a scribe.”

4:19
See Genesis 17:17.

4:25
rose again to make us right with God,
literally, “was raised for our justification.”

28:2
a place for our God to live in,
literally, “a footstool.”

28:8
Then David turned to Solomon and said,
implied.

29:22
And again,
or “And they installed him as coregent” (with King David).

5:12
His sin spread . . . grow old and die,
literally, “Sin entered into the world and death through sin.”

5:13
We know that it was Adam’s sin that caused this,
implied.

5:14
So when their bodies died it was not for their own sins,
implied.

5:17
are kings of life,
literally, “reign in life.”

1:2-3
He summoned all the army officers and judges to Gibeon,
implied.
He led them up the hill to the old Tabernacle.
Moses had built the Tabernacle 500 years before the reign of King Solomon.

2:6
a place to worship him,
literally, “a place to burn incense before him.”

3:11-13
with wings stretched . . . from wall to wall,
literally, “one wing of a cherub, five cubits long.”

3:16
chains,
literally, “chains in the Holy of Holies.”

6:5
you died . . . when he died,
literally, “united with him in the likeness of his death.”

6:14
Sin need never again be your master,
literally, “Sin will never again be your master.”

16:6
He sees that I am given pleasant brooks and meadows as my share,
literally, “The boundary lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places.”

5:2
Tabernacle in the,
and
to its new home in the Temple,
implied.

7:1
dear Jewish brothers,
implied; literally, “men who know [the] law.”

7:6
But now you need no longer worry about the Jewish laws and customs,
literally, “But now we are delivered from the law.”
with all of your hearts and minds,
implied.

6:15
my father David,
literally, “David your servant.”

6:31
where you tell them to go,
or “as long as they are living in this land which you gave to our fathers.”

7:23-25
It has been done,
or “It will be done,” literally, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

18:6
from heaven,
literally, “out of his temple.”

18:8
setting fire to the earth,
literally, “coals were kindled by it.”

18:9
He bent the heavens down and came to my defense,
implied.

18:10
a mighty angel,
literally, “a cherub.”

18:12
lightning,
literally, “coals of fire.”

10:15
to fulfill his prediction,
see 1 Kings 11:30-31.

8:10
but your spirit will live, for Christ has pardoned it,
or possibly, “but the Holy Spirit who lives in you will give you life, for he has already given you righteousness”; literally, “but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”

8:19
waiting . . . for that future day,
literally, “waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.”

8:20-21
thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay,
implied.

8:22
even the things of nature . . . await this great event,
literally, “the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now.”

18:25
And you do not punish those who run from evil,
literally, “With the upright you show yourself upright.”

18:34
an iron bow,
literally, “a bow of bronze.”

11:17
as King David and King Solomon had done,
literally, “they walked in the way of David and Solomon.”

11:18
Rehoboam married his cousin,
implied.

8:26
by our faith,
implied; literally, “in like manner.”

16:1
the fortress,
literally, “the high places.”

9:6
For these promises are only to those who are truly Jews,
implied.