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# In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam
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This refers to the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign as king. AT: "In the 18th year that Jeroboam was king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# Macaiah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah
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"Macaiah" is the name of a woman. "Uriel" is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam
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The names of the kings represent the armies that they led. AT: "There was war between the army of Abijah and the army of Jeroboam" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# 400,000 chosen men ... 800,000 chosen men
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"Four hundred thousand chosen men ... eight hundred thousand chosen men." The phrase "chosen men" is an idiom that refers to elite soldiers who were skilled in battle. AT: "400,000 skilled men ... 800,000 skilled men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) |