diff --git a/2ch/22/09.md b/2ch/22/09.md index d732e98446..ada7d1fe5e 100644 --- a/2ch/22/09.md +++ b/2ch/22/09.md @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ # they buried him, for they said, "He is a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his heart." -They honored him enough to bury his body because he was the descendant of Jehoshaphat, who was a good king. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: they buried his corpse, because they said, "He deserves to be buried, because he was a descendant of Jehoshaphat, who tried hard to please Yahweh." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) +"He deserves to be buried, because he was a descendant of Jehoshaphat, who tried hard to please Yahweh." # the house of Ahaziah had no more power to rule the kingdom -Here "house of Ahaziah" is a metonym that refers to Ahaziah's descendants. Here "power to rule" is a metonym for a king. Since all the adult descendants of Ahaziah were dead, there was no one left to rule Judah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) +Since all the adult descendants of Ahaziah were dead, there was no one left to rule Judah.