2 Raja-raja 4:23

4:23 He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon ¹  or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.” ² 

2 Raja-raja 8:8

8:8 So the king told Hazael, “Take a gift ³  and go visit the prophet. Request from him an oracle from the Lord. Ask him, ⁴  ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”

2 Raja-raja 17:17

17:17 They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, ⁵  and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry. ⁶ 

[4:23]  ¹ sn The new moon was a time of sacrifice and special feasts (Num 28:14; 1 Sam 20:5). Apparently it was a convenient time to visit a prophet. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.

[4:23]  ² tn Heb “peace.”

[8:8]  ³ tn The Hebrew text also has “in your hand.”

[8:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “Inquire of the Lord through him, saying.”

[17:17]  ⁵ sn See the note at 2 Kgs 16:3.

[17:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “they sold themselves to doing what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, angering him.”