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Is 2 Chronicles 13:9 translated incorrectly in the RSV / NRSV / ESV?
The conjunction waw can mean "or" in some cases. Here's Joüon-Muraoka (formatting mine):
The idea represented by the Engl[ish] or is usually expressed by אוֹ... But instead of this precise word, a ...
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Did the sea hold 2000 or 3000 baths?
Here is a comparison of the pointed and unpointed text of 1 Kings:
וְעָבְיֹו טֶפַח וּשְׂפָתֹו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה שְׂפַת־כֹּוס פֶּרַח שֹׁושָׁן אַלְפַּיִם בַּת יָכִֽיל
ועביו טפח ושפתו כמעשה שפת-כוס פרח ...
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In 2-Ch 30:2, why was a Passover on the second month accepted contrary to the ordinance of Moses?
Legal Justification
The underlying legal basis for Hezekiah's action is found in Numbers:
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If any one of you or of your ...
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Is 2 Chronicles 13:9 translated incorrectly in the RSV / NRSV / ESV?
Since the OP notes the NRSV and ESV are built on the RSV, the main question is:
Why would the RSV translators have used "or" here?
This answer correctly notes that it is not wholly ...
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How did Elijah send a letter to King Jehoram, if Elijah had already been taken to heaven?
This question is an exact replica of the same question on Got Questions.
The answer is - also - on Got Questions, after the question.
So I have just copied the answer to here :
Jehoram is anointed ...
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Where was Uzziah buried?
Josephus indicates that King Uzziah was buried alone according to Antiquities 9:10.4 §227. In the Masoretic Text, the phrase "in the burial field that belonged to the kings" appears as follows in the ...
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How can we reconcile the suppossed contradiction 1 Kings 7 & 2 Chronicles 2?
1. I Kings 7:13.
he, son of a woman, a widow, of the tribe of Naphtali [Young's Literal]
son of a woman, a widow, he, of the tribe of Naphtali [Green's Literal]
A 'widow of the tribe of Naphtali' is ...
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Where is the correct number of men were found in Judah in both of below two choices answers?
On the number of fighting men in Judah, I would say both are correct, in different contexts. In mathematical terms you can think in terms of rounding and significant digits. Most scholars accept that ...
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Why were the troops of Ephraim in 2 Chronicles 25 angered by their dismissal despite being fully compensated?
The logic is simple; here are the facts from 2 Chron 25:
v6 - 100,000 men hired from Israel
Amaziah paid (to the leaders of Ephraim) 100 talents of silver for the soldiers
If this money had been paid ...
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Do the 'sevens' in Daniel 9:24-26 refer to years in a land sabbath cycle?
שָׁבֻעִ֨ים / Week / Seven
The "sevens" in Hebrew, while not specifying only the word "weeks" in English, should in most cases be properly translated as "weeks", for that ...
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Where was Uzziah buried?
The principle reason for the near unanimous sense of commentators that Uzziah was buried apart from his ancestors -- seemingly reading against the natural sense of 2 Chronicles 26:23 -- has to do with ...
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In 2 Kings 1 did the Moabites rebel against Ahaziah before or after the Jehoshaphat incident in 2 Chronicles 20?
First I should clarify that the reference in beginning of 2 kings is to a rebellion not a full fledged war (this can be proven from 3:4-5 cited later). Moab rebelled against Israel which led to a war ...
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Could Kng Uzziah's judgement have been more severe than that of King Saul?
There are several ways in which Uzziah's actions should be seen as "more serious" than Saul's and so would warrant a "more severe" response:
Uzziah's actions occurred at the altar in Solomon's Temple,...
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How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem?
The simple answer to the question is: Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign according to 2 Kings 8:26.
The Hebrew text has been corrupted in 2 Chron 22:2 by recording "42 years old" - this ...
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What does it mean to "seek God's face" (2 Chronicles 7:14)?
In Exodus, it is written that “the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend” (Ex 33:11). But in the same passage (Ex 33:20), God tells Moses, “You cannot see My ...
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What does it mean to "seek God's face" (2 Chronicles 7:14)?
'Seeking God’s face' means to approach him in prayer, confess your wrong, and beg for forgiveness
Confession brings relief:
Psalm 32:3-5 (NASB)
3 When I kept silent about my sin, my [a]body wasted ...
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How do Mount Moriah and Zion compare with each other in 2 Chronicles?
"Moriah" is uncomplicated, "Zion" is a lot messier because its meaning changed over time.
Moriah מוֹרִיָּה
The name, "Moriah" occurs only twice in the OT -
Gen 22:2 - “...
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Why do some parts of the books of Kings not appear in the books of Chronicles?
When the Book of Kings (1 Kings and 2 Kings were originally a single book that was eventually split because of its length) talks of the book of chronicles of the kings of Israel, it could not be ...
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Is 2 Chronicles 13:9 translated incorrectly in the RSV / NRSV / ESV?
Exodus 29:1 gives Yahweh's instructions for the consecration of priests as, one young bull and two rams without blemish. All of the versions have "AND".
Knowing Yahweh's requirements, Abijah has his ...
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What happened to the poles once the Ark was placed in the Solomon's Temple?
I think you are mistaken here.
The literal translation of ויאריכו is "and they lengthened". The root of this word is ארך which in Hebrew means "long", thus ויאריכו is to be rendered lengthened. ...
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What does "fear of the Lord" in 2 Chronicles 14:13-15 mean?
Dieter did a good job of explaining פַּחַד pachad and the LXX equivalent. I won’t repeat what he said instead I want to take a different angle. Namely this fear has a spiritual source and both Elohim ...
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What happened to the tabernacle once the temple (house) was built by Solomon?
We know that somewhere up until David places the ark of the covenant in a tent he had built the tabernacle was in use.
“And they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it in its place, inside the ...
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What does "whose heart is perfect toward him" mean? How does one get his heart perfect before God?
The Hebrew of “whose heart is perfect toward him” is לְבָבָ֥ם שָׁלֵ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו. In the BDB lexicons:
†לֵבָב ... ψ 104:15 inner man, mind, will, heart;… (p. 523).
שָׁלֵם … adj. complete, safe, at ...
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