2 Raja-raja 6:1

Elisha Makes an Ax Head Float

6:1 Some of the prophets ¹  said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you ²  is too cramped ³  for us.

2 Raja-raja 17:29

17:29 But each of these nations made ⁴  its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria ⁵  had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived.

[6:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of the prophets.”

[6:1]  ² tn Heb “sit before you.”

[6:1]  ³ tn Heb “narrow, tight.”

[17:29]  ⁴ sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.

[17:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.