2 Raja-raja 9:26

9:26 ‘“Know for sure that I saw the shed blood of Naboth and his sons yesterday,” says the Lord, “and that I will give you what you deserve right here in this plot of land,” ¹  says the Lord.’ So now pick him up and throw him into this plot of land, just as the Lord said.” ² 

2 Raja-raja 19:29

19:29 ³ This will be your confirmation that I have spoken the truth: ⁴  This year you will eat what grows wild, ⁵  and next year ⁶  what grows on its own from that. But in the third year you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce. ⁷ 

[9:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and I will repay you in this plot of land.”

[9:26]  ² tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord.”

[19:29]  ³ tn At this point the word concerning the king of Assyria (vv. 21-28) ends and the Lord again directly addresses Hezekiah and the people (see v. 20).

[19:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “and this is your sign.” In this case the אוֹת (’ot), “sign,” is a future confirmation of God’s intervention designated before the actual intervention takes place. For similar “signs” see Exod 3:12 and Isa 7:14-25.

[19:29]  ⁵ sn This refers to crops that grew up on their own (that is, without cultivation) from the seed planted in past years.

[19:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “and in the second year.”

[19:29]  ⁷ tn The four plural imperatival verb forms in v. 29b are used rhetorically. The Lord commands the people to plant, harvest, etc. to emphasize the certainty of restored peace and prosperity. See IBHS 572 §34.4.c.