A Handbook on 1 & 2 Kings, Volumes 1 & 2
Overview
The UBS Handbooks are detailed commentaries providing valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the books of the Bible. They are prepared primarily to assist Bible translators as they carry out the important task of putting God’s Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. The text is discussed verse by verse, and is accompanied by running text in at least one modern English translation. Over the years, church leaders and Bible readers have found the UBS Handbooks to be useful for their own study of the Scriptures. Many of the issues Bible translators must address when trying to communicate the Bible’s message to modern readers are the ones Bible students must address when approaching the Bible text as part of their own private study and devotions.
Top Highlights
“Behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: The Hebrew words translated here are more vivid than the rsv rendering shows. It is as if the reader is there with Elijah. The force is more precisely shown in a translation such as ‘Look, a widow is there gathering sticks.’” (Page 526)
“Perhaps the most common view is that God is trying to tell Elijah that he will no longer make himself known through such spectacular events as storms, earthquakes, and fire. Rather, he will now speak to his people in a more quiet way through the messages of the prophets.” (Page 580)
“They may mean (a) ‘All right, go back. I’m not stopping you,’ which suggests some disapproval by Elijah who tells Elisha he may return to his home and stay there; or they may mean (b) ‘Go on, but come back, because what I have just done to you is important.’” (Page 586)
“The sense is that there were eleven other men working with the first eleven teams of oxen, but Elisha was in charge of the crew of eleven other men.” (Page 585)
“But even if the conjunction is accepted as original, it should be translated ‘indeed’ rather than ‘and.” (Page 67)
- Title: A Handbook on 1 & 2 Kings (Volumes 1 & 2)
- Authors: Roger L. Omanson, John Ellington
- Series: United Bible Societies’ Handbooks
- Volume: 1–2
- Publisher: United Bible Societies
- Print Publication Date: 2008
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 701
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. 1 Kings › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. 2 Kings › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:UBSHBK11
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:04:35Z