2 Raja-raja 2:24

2:24 When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. ¹  Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

2 Raja-raja 3:26

3:26 When the king of Moab realized he was losing the battle, ²  he and 700 swordsmen tried to break through and attack ³  the king of Edom, but they failed.

2 Raja-raja 6:33

6:33 He was still talking to them when ⁴  the messenger approached ⁵  and said, “Look, the Lord is responsible for this disaster! ⁶  Why should I continue to wait for the Lord to help?”

2 Raja-raja 9:19

9:19 So he sent a second horseman out to them ⁷  and he said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” ⁸  Jehu replied, “None of your business! Follow me.”

2 Raja-raja 12:21

12:21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer murdered him. ⁹  He was buried ¹⁰  with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Amaziah replaced him as king.

2 Raja-raja 13:12

13:12 The rest of the events of Joash’s ¹¹  reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ¹² 

2 Raja-raja 14:15

14:15 The rest of the events of Jehoash’s ¹³  reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ¹⁴ 

2 Raja-raja 23:34

23:34 Pharaoh Necho made Josiah’s son Eliakim king in Josiah’s place, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. He took Jehoahaz to Egypt, where he died. ¹⁵ 

[2:24]  ¹ tn Heb “he cursed them in the name of the Lord.” A curse was a formal appeal to a higher authority (here the Lord) to vindicate one’s cause through judgment. As in chapter one, this account makes it clear that disrespect for the Lord’s designated spokesmen can be deadly, for it is ultimately rejection of the Lord’s authority.

[3:26]  ² tn Heb “and the king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him.”

[3:26]  ³ tn Heb “he took with him seven hundred men, who drew the sword, to break through against.”

[6:33]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text also has “look” here.

[6:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “came down to him.”

[6:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “Look, this is a disaster from the Lord.”

[9:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he came to them.”

[9:19]  ⁸ tc The MT has simply “peace,” omitting the prefixed interrogative particle. It is likely that the particle has been accidentally omitted; several ancient witnesses include it or assume its presence.

[12:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “struck him down and he died.”

[12:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they buried him.”

[13:12]  ¹¹ sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

[13:12]  ¹² tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Joash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[14:15]  ¹³ sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

[14:15]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[23:34]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and he took Jehoahaz, and he came to Egypt and he died there.”