"the most important men of this great nation." Yahweh may be using irony to describe how these men think of themselves. AT: "the men who think they are the most important people in the best nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel's descendants. AT: "the Israelites come" or "the Israelite people group comes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# comes for help
Here "comes" can be stated as "goes." AT: "goes for help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])
# Kalneh
This is the name of a city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# Are they better than your two kingdoms?
The notable men use this question to emphasize that the kingdoms of Israel and Judah are better than those other kingdoms. AT: "Your two kingdoms are better than they are." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
The notable men use this question to emphasize that their kingdoms are larger than those other kingdoms. AT: "Their border is smaller than yours." or "Those countries are smaller than Judah and Samaria." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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