2 Raja-raja 4:10

4:10 Let’s make a small private upper room ¹  and furnish it with ²  a bed, table, chair, and lamp. When he visits us, he can stay there.”

2 Raja-raja 7:2

7:2 An officer who was the king’s right-hand man ³  responded to the prophet, ⁴  “Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” ⁵  Elisha ⁶  said, “Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!” ⁷ 

2 Raja-raja 10:13

10:13 Jehu encountered ⁸  the relatives ⁹  of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are Ahaziah’s relatives. We have come down to see how ¹⁰  the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons are doing.”

[4:10]  ¹ tn Heb “a small upper room of a wall”; according to HALOT 832 s.v. עֲלִיָּה, this refers to “a fully walled upper room.”

[4:10]  ² tn Heb “and let’s put there for him.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “the officer on whose hand the king leans.”

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “man of God.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord was making holes in the sky, could this thing be?” Opening holes in the sky would allow the waters stored up there to pour to the earth and assure a good crop. But, the officer argues, even if this were to happen, it would take a long time to grow and harvest the crop.

[7:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “you will not eat from there.”

[10:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “found.”

[10:13]  ⁹ tn Or “brothers.”

[10:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for the peace of.”