2 Samuel 8:15

8:15 David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. ¹ 

2 Samuel 8:1

David Subjugates Nearby Nations

8:1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah ²  from the Philistines. ³ 

Kisah Para Rasul 11:6

11:6 As I stared ⁴  I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, ⁵  and wild birds. ⁶ 

Kisah Para Rasul 15:3-4

15:3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia ⁷  and Samaria, they were relating at length ⁸  the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy ⁹  to all the brothers. 15:4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received ¹⁰  by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported ¹¹  all the things God had done with them. ¹² 

Kisah Para Rasul 15:2

15:2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate ¹³  with them, the church ¹⁴  appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with ¹⁵  the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ¹⁶  about this point of disagreement. ¹⁷ 

Kisah Para Rasul 14:3

14:3 So they stayed there ¹⁸  for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified ¹⁹  to the message ²⁰  of his grace, granting miraculous signs ²¹  and wonders to be performed through their hands.

Kisah Para Rasul 16:2

16:2 The brothers in Lystra ²²  and Iconium ²³  spoke well ²⁴  of him. ²⁵ 

Kisah Para Rasul 18:3

18:3 and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them ²⁶  (for they were tentmakers ²⁷  by trade). ²⁸ 

Kisah Para Rasul 22:2

22:2 (When they heard ²⁹  that he was addressing ³⁰  them in Aramaic, ³¹  they became even ³²  quieter.) ³³  Then ³⁴  Paul said,

Mazmur 132:1-5

Psalm 132 ³⁵ 

A song of ascents. ³⁶ 

132:1 O Lord, for David’s sake remember

all his strenuous effort, ³⁷ 

132:2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,

and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob. ³⁸ 

132:3 He said, ³⁹  “I will not enter my own home, ⁴⁰ 

or get into my bed. ⁴¹ 

132:4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep,

or my eyelids to slumber,

132:5 until I find a place for the Lord,

a fine dwelling place ⁴²  for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” ⁴³ 

[8:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and David was doing what is just and fair for all his people.”

[8:1]  ² tn Heb “the bridle of one cubit.” Many English versions treat this as a place name because the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:1 reads “Gath” (which is used by NLT here). It is possible that “the bridle of one cubit” is to be understood as “the token of surrender,” referring to the Philistine’s defeat rather than a specific place (cf. TEV, CEV).

[8:1]  ³ tn Heb “from the hand [i.e., control] of the Philistines.”

[11:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “Staring I looked into it.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[11:6]  ⁵ tn Or “snakes.” Grk “creeping things.” According to L&N 4.51, in most biblical contexts the term (due to the influence of Hebrew classifications such as Gen 1:25-26, 30) included small four-footed animals like rats, mice, frogs, toads, salamanders, and lizards. In this context, however, where “creeping things” are contrasted with “four-footed animals,” the English word “reptiles,” which primarily but not exclusively designates snakes, is probably more appropriate.

[11:6]  ⁶ tn Grk “the birds of the sky” or “the birds of the heaven”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated either “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The idiomatic expression “birds of the sky” refers to wild birds as opposed to domesticated fowl (cf. BDAG 809 s.v. πετεινόν).

[15:3]  ⁷ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine in ancient Syria.

[15:3]  ⁸ tn L&N 33.201 indicates that ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdihgeomai) means to provide detailed information in a systematic manner, “to inform, to relate, to tell fully.” “Relating at length” conveys this effectively in the present context.

[15:3]  ⁹ tn For ἐποίουν (epoioun) in this verse BDAG 839 s.v. ποιέω 2.c has “they brought joy to the members.”

[15:4]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 761 s.v. παραδέχομαι 2 has “receive, accept” for the meaning here.

[15:4]  ¹¹ tn Or “announced.”

[15:4]  ¹² tn “They reported all the things God had done with them” – an identical phrase occurs in Acts 14:27. God is always the agent.

[15:2]  ¹³ tn Grk “no little argument and debate” (an idiom).

[15:2]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the church, or the rest of the believers at Antioch) has been specified to avoid confusion with the Judaizers mentioned in the preceding clause.

[15:2]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “go up to,” but in this context a meeting is implied.

[15:2]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ¹⁷ tn Or “point of controversy.” It is unclear whether this event parallels Gal 2:1-10 or that Gal 2 fits with Acts 11:30. More than likely Gal 2:1-10 is to be related to Acts 11:30.

[14:3]  ¹⁸ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[14:3]  ¹⁹ sn The Lord testified to the message by granting the signs described in the following clause.

[14:3]  ²⁰ tn Grk “word.”

[14:3]  ²¹ tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned.

[16:2]  ²² sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 25 mi (40 km) south of Iconium.

[16:2]  ²³ sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 110 mi (175 km) east of Pisidian Antioch.

[16:2]  ²⁴ tn For this sense of μαρτυρέω (marturew), see BDAG 618 s.v. 2.b.

[16:2]  ²⁵ tn Grk “who was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.” Because of the awkwardness in English of having two relative clauses follow one another (“who was a believer…who was well spoken of”) and the awkwardness of the passive verb (“was well spoken of”), the relative pronoun at the beginning of 16:2 (“who”) has been translated as a pronoun (“him”) and the construction converted from passive to active at the same time a new sentence was started in the translation.

[18:3]  ²⁶ tn The prepositional phrase “with them” occurs only once in the Greek text, but since it occurs between the two finite verbs (ἔμενεν, emenen, and ἠργάζετο, hrgazeto) it relates (by implication) to both of them.

[18:3]  ²⁷ tn On the term translated “tentmakers,” see BDAG 928-29 s.v. σκνηοποιός. Paul apparently manufactured tents. In contrast to the Cynic philosophers, Paul at times labored to support himself (see also v. 5).

[18:3]  ²⁸ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[22:2]  ²⁹ tn ἀκούσαντες (akousante") has been taken temporally.

[22:2]  ³⁰ tn Or “spoke out to.” L&N 33.27 has “to address an audience, with possible emphasis upon loudness – ‘to address, to speak out to.’ πολλῆς δέ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ ᾿Εβραίδι διαλέκτῳ ‘when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew’ Ac 21:40.”

[22:2]  ³¹ tn Grk “in the Hebrew language.” See the note on “Aramaic” in 21:40.

[22:2]  ³² tn BDAG 613-14 s.v. μᾶλλον 1 “Abs. μ. can mean to a greater degree (than before), even more, now more than ever Lk 5:15; Jn 5:18; 19:8; Ac 5:14; 22:2; 2 Cor 7:7.”

[22:2]  ³³ tn BDAG 440 s.v. ἡσυχία 2 has “παρέχειν ἡσυχίαν quiet down, give a hearing…Ac 22:2.”

[22:2]  sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author.

[22:2]  ³⁴ tn Grk “and.” Since this represents a continuation of the speech begun in v. 1, καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.

[132:1]  ³⁵ sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion.

[132:1]  ³⁶ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[132:1]  ³⁷ tn Heb “all his affliction.” This may refer to David’s strenuous and tireless efforts to make provision for the building of the temple (see 1 Chr 22:14). Some prefer to revocalize the text as עַנַוָתוֹ (’anavato, “his humility”).

[132:2]  ³⁸ tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”

[132:3]  ³⁹ tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows is David’s vow.

[132:3]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “the tent of my house.”

[132:3]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “go up upon the bed of my couch.”

[132:5]  ⁴² tn The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1).

[132:5]  ⁴³ tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”