Nehemia 10:29

10:29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders ¹  and enter into a curse and an oath ²  to adhere to ³  the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey ⁴  carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, ⁵  along with his ordinances and his statutes.

Nehemia 13:26

13:26 Was it not because of things like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made ⁶  him king over all Israel. But the foreign wives made even him sin!

[10:29]  ¹ tn Heb “the nobles.”

[10:29]  ² tn The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”

[10:29]  ³ tn Heb “to walk in.”

[10:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[10:29]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[13:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “gave.”