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# He said

Here the word "He" refers to Ahijah.

# tear the kingdom out

Here "tear ... out" is a metaphor that refers to the action of forcefully removing. This is like a person tears apart a piece of cloth. See how you translated this phrase in [1 Kings 11:11](./11.md). AT: "forcefully take the kingdom out" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the hand of Solomon

Here "hand" is a metonym that refers to a person's authority, control and power. AT: "Solomon's control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Solomon will have

The name "Solomon" here is a metonym referring to his descendants. AT: "Solomon's sons will have" or "Solomon's descendants will have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Ashtoreth ... Chemosh ... Molech

These are the names of false gods. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Sidonians ... Moab ... Ammon

These are the names of locations and the people groups that live there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# what is right in my eyes

"Eyes" here is a metonym for someone's opinion or idea. This is a commonly used idiom. AT: "what I consider to be right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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			`Here the word "He" refers to Ahijah.`

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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "tear ... out" is a metaphor that refers to the action of forcefully removing. This is like a person tears apart a piece of cloth. See how you translated this phrase in [1 Kings 11:11](./11.md). AT: "forcefully take the kingdom out" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the hand of Solomon`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "hand" is a metonym that refers to a person's authority, control and power. AT: "Solomon's control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Solomon will have`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The name "Solomon" here is a metonym referring to his descendants. AT: "Solomon's sons will have" or "Solomon's descendants will have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Ashtoreth ... Chemosh ... Molech`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These are the names of false gods. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

			`# Sidonians ... Moab ... Ammon`

			`These are the names of locations and the people groups that live there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

			`# what is right in my eyes`

			`"Eyes" here is a metonym for someone's opinion or idea. This is a commonly used idiom. AT: "what I consider to be right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`