2 Raja-raja 6:31

6:31 Then he said, “May God judge me severely ¹  if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!” ² 

2 Raja-raja 19:3

19:3 “This is what Hezekiah says: ³  ‘This is a day of distress, insults, ⁴  and humiliation, ⁵  as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. ⁶ 

[6:31]  ¹ tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”

[6:31]  ² tn Heb “if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat stays on him today.”

[19:3]  ³ tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him.”

[19:3]  ⁴ tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.”

[19:3]  ⁵ tn Or “contempt.”

[19:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.”