Luke 19:12

New English Translation

¹²Therefore he said, “A nobleman^[a] went to a distant country to receive^[b] for himself a kingdom and then return.^[c]

Luke 19:12 tn Grk “a man of noble birth” or “a man of noble status” (L&N 87.27).
Luke 19:12 sn Note that the receiving of the kingdom takes place in the far country. This suggests that those in the far country recognize and acknowledge the king when his own citizens did not want him as king (v. 14; cf. John 1:11-12).
Luke 19:12 sn The background to this story about the nobleman who went…to receive for himself a kingdom had some parallels in the area’s recent history: Archelaus was appointed ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea in 4 b.c., but the people did not like him. Herod the Great also made a similar journey to Rome where he was crowned King of Judea in 40 b.c., although he was not able to claim his kingdom until 37 b.c.

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