2 Raja-raja 14:9

14:9 King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thornbush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal ¹  of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn. ² 

2 Raja-raja 15:29

15:29 During Pekah’s reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, ³  Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people ⁴  to Assyria.

2 Raja-raja 18:17

18:17 The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser ⁵  from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, ⁶  along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went ⁷  and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth. ⁸ 

[14:9]  ¹ tn Heb “the animal of the field.”

[14:9]  ² sn Judah is the thorn in the allegory. Amaziah’s success has deceived him into thinking he is on the same level as the major powers in the area (symbolized by the cedar). In reality he is not capable of withstanding an attack by a real military power such as Israel (symbolized by the wild animal).

[15:29]  ³ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[15:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “them.”

[18:17]  ⁵ sn For a discussion of these titles see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.

[18:17]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they went up and came.”

[18:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “the field of the washer.”