2 Raja-raja 2:12

2:12 While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” ¹  Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.

2 Raja-raja 5:14

5:14 So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, as the prophet had instructed. ²  His skin became as smooth as a young child’s ³  and he was healed.

2 Raja-raja 8:15

8:15 The next day Hazael ⁴  took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s ⁵  face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

2 Raja-raja 8:18

8:18 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. ⁶  He did evil in the sight of ⁷  the Lord.

2 Raja-raja 13:1

Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel

13:1 In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria ⁸  for seventeen years.

2 Raja-raja 14:23

Jeroboam II’s Reign over Israel

14:23 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Judah’s King Amaziah, son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Joash became king over Israel. He reigned for forty-one years in Samaria. ⁹ 

2 Raja-raja 15:8

Zechariah’s Reign over Israel

15:8 In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria ¹⁰  for six months.

[2:12]  ¹ sn Elisha may be referring to the fiery chariot(s) and horses as the Lord’s spiritual army that fights on behalf of Israel (see 2 Kgs 6:15-17; 7:6). However, the juxtaposition with “my father” (clearly a reference to Elijah as Elisha’s mentor), and the parallel in 2 Kgs 13:14 (where the king addresses Elisha with these words), suggest that Elisha is referring to Elijah. In this case Elijah is viewed as a one man army, as it were. When the Lord spoke through him, his prophetic word was as powerful as an army of chariots and horses. See M. A. Beek, “The Meaning of the Expression ‘The Chariots and Horsemen of Israel’ (II Kings ii 12),” The Witness of Tradition (OTS 17), 1-10.

[5:14]  ² tn Heb “according to the word of the man of God.”

[5:14]  ³ tn Heb “and his skin was restored, like the skin of a small child.”

[8:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hazael) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

[8:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[13:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[14:23]  ⁹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[15:8]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.