4:24 His royal court was so large because15 he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah16 to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.17
tnHeb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.
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snTiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.
17
tnHeb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”