2 Raja-raja 1:3

1:3 But the Lord’s angelic messenger told Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up, go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria. Say this to them: ‘You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron. ¹ 

2 Raja-raja 4:13

4:13 Elisha said to Gehazi, ²  “Tell her, ‘Look, you have treated us with such great respect. ³  What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you with the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied, “I’m quite secure.” ⁴ 

2 Raja-raja 9:6

9:6 So Jehu ⁵  got up and went inside. Then the prophet ⁶  poured the olive oil on his head and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says, ‘I have designated you as king over the Lord’s people Israel.

2 Raja-raja 9:18

9:18 So the horseman ⁷  went to meet him and said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” ⁸  Jehu replied, “None of your business! ⁹  Follow me.” The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but hasn’t started back.”

2 Raja-raja 9:36

9:36 When they went back and told him, he said, “The Lord’s word through his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, has come to pass. He warned, ¹⁰  ‘In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh.

2 Raja-raja 10:29

A Summary of Jehu’s Reign

10:29 However, Jehu did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam son of Nebat had encouraged Israel to commit; the golden calves remained in Bethel ¹¹  and Dan. ¹² 

2 Raja-raja 14:6

14:6 But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, ¹³  “Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, ¹⁴  and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. ¹⁵  A man must be put to death only for his own sin.” ¹⁶ 

2 Raja-raja 16:7

16:7 Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your dependent. ¹⁷  March up and rescue me from the power ¹⁸  of the king of Syria and the king of Israel, who have attacked ¹⁹  me.”

2 Raja-raja 18:31

18:31 Don’t listen to Hezekiah!’ For this is what the king of Assyria says, ‘Send me a token of your submission and surrender to me. ²⁰  Then each of you may eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “Is it because there is no God in Israel [that] you are going to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?” The translation seeks to bring out the sarcastic tone of the rhetorical question.

[4:13]  ² tn Heb “he said to him.”

[4:13]  ³ tn Heb “you have turned trembling to us with all this trembling.” The exaggerated language is probably idiomatic. The point seems to be that she has taken great pains or gone out of her way to be kind to them. Her concern was a sign of her respect for the prophetic office.

[4:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “Among my people I am living.” This answer suggests that she has security within the context of her family.

[9:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “the rider of the horse.”

[9:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “Is there peace?”

[9:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “What concerning you and concerning peace?” That is, “What concern is that to you?”

[9:36]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, saying.”

[10:29]  ¹¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[10:29]  ¹² tn Heb “Except the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, Jehu did not turn aside from after them – the golden calves which [were in] Bethel and which [were] in Dan.”

[14:6]  ¹³ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”

[14:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “on account of sons.”

[14:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “on account of fathers.”

[14:6]  ¹⁶ sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.

[16:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “son.” Both terms (“servant” and “son”) reflect Ahaz’s subordinate position as Tiglath-pileser’s subject.

[16:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “hand, palm.”

[16:7]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “who have arisen against.”

[18:31]  ²⁰ tn Heb “make with me a blessing and come out to me.”