2 Raja-raja 2:10

2:10 Elijah ¹  replied, “That’s a difficult request! ²  If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.”

2 Raja-raja 11:11

11:11 The royal bodyguard ³  took their stations, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king. ⁴ 

2 Raja-raja 11:14

11:14 Then she saw ⁵  the king standing by the pillar, according to custom. The officers stood beside the king with their trumpets and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!” ⁶ 

2 Raja-raja 12:8

12:8 The priests agreed ⁷  not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs. ⁸ 

2 Raja-raja 13:16

13:16 Then Elisha ⁹  told the king of Israel, “Aim the bow.” ¹⁰  He did so, ¹¹  and Elisha placed his hands on the king’s hands.

2 Raja-raja 21:11

21:11 “King Manasseh of Judah has committed horrible sins. ¹²  He has sinned more than the Amorites before him and has encouraged Judah to sin by worshiping his disgusting idols. ¹³ 

2 Raja-raja 21:19

Amon’s Reign over Judah

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. ¹⁴  His mother ¹⁵  was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah.

2 Raja-raja 23:31

Jehoahaz’s Reign over Judah

23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. ¹⁶  His mother ¹⁷  was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

2 Raja-raja 23:36

Jehoiakim’s Reign over Judah

23:36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹⁸  His mother was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah, from Rumah.

2 Raja-raja 24:8

Jehoiachin’s Reign over Judah

24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. ¹⁹  His mother ²⁰  was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.

2 Raja-raja 24:18

Zedekiah’s Reign over Judah

24:18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. ²¹  His mother ²²  was Hamutal, ²³  the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

2 Raja-raja 25:18

25:18 The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.

[2:10]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:10]  ² tn Heb “You have made difficult [your] request.”

[11:11]  ³ tn Heb “the runners” (also in v. 19).

[11:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the runners stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the south shoulder of the house to the north shoulder of the house, at the altar and at the house, near the king all around.”

[11:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “and she saw, and look.”

[11:14]  ⁶ tn Or “conspiracy, conspiracy.”

[12:8]  ⁷ tn Outside of this passage the verb אוּת (’ut) appears only in Gen 34:15-22.

[12:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “and not to repair the damages to the temple.” This does not mean that the priests were no longer interested in repairing the temple. As the following context makes clear, the priests decided to hire skilled workers to repair the damage to the temple, rather than trying to make the repairs themselves.

[13:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Cause your hand to ride on the bow.”

[13:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and he caused his hand to ride.”

[21:11]  ¹² tn Heb “these horrible sins.”

[21:11]  ¹³ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

[21:19]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:19]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[23:31]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[23:31]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[23:36]  ¹⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:8]  ¹⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:8]  ²⁰ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[24:18]  ²¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:18]  ²² tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[24:18]  ²³ tc Some textual witnesses support the consonantal text (Kethib) in reading “Hamital.”