2 Raja-raja 5:20

5:20 Gehazi, the prophet Elisha’s servant, thought, ¹  “Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. ²  As certainly as the Lord lives, I will run after him and accept something from him.”

2 Raja-raja 9:15

9:15 But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians ³  when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. ⁴  Jehu told his supporters, ⁵  “If you really want me to be king, ⁶  then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go and warn Jezreel.”

2 Raja-raja 8:29

8:29 King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians ⁷  in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. King Ahaziah son of Jehoram of Judah went down to visit ⁸  Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.

[5:20]  ¹ tn Heb “said” (i.e., to himself).

[5:20]  ² tn Heb “Look, my master spared this Syrian Naaman by not taking from his hand what he brought.”

[9:15]  ³ tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”

[9:15]  ⁴ sn See 2 Kgs 8:28-29a.

[9:15]  ⁵ tn The words “his supporters” are added for clarification.

[9:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “If this is your desire.” נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) refers here to the seat of the emotions and will. For other examples of this use of the word, see BDB 660-61 s.v.

[8:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”

[8:29]  ⁸ tn Heb “to see.”