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# did honor to the king
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"gave honor to King Joash" or "honored the king"
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# Then the king listened to them
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The following verse indicates that they wanted the king to serve idols instead of Yahweh, and he agreed. AT: "Then they persuaded the king to do what they wanted" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# God's anger came on Judah and Jerusalem
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God's anger is spoken of as something that covered over Judah and Jerusalem. Here the words "Judah" and "Jerusalem" are metonyms for the people who lived there. AT: "God became very angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# this wrongdoing of theirs
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"their sin"
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# Yet he sent
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Here the word "yet" indicates a contrast between God's anger and his sending of the prophets to give them a chance to repent and avoid judgment.
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# to himself, Yahweh
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The reflexive pronoun emphasizes that Yahweh was the one to whom they should turn. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# they refused to listen
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"the people refused to obey" |