2 Raja-raja 4:27

4:27 But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said, “Leave her alone, for she is very upset. ¹  The Lord has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”

2 Raja-raja 9:15

9:15 But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians ²  when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. ³  Jehu told his supporters, ⁴  “If you really want me to be king, ⁵  then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go and warn Jezreel.”

2 Raja-raja 10:24

10:24 They went inside to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside. He had told them, “If any of the men inside get away, you will pay with your lives!” ⁶ 

2 Raja-raja 10:29

A Summary of Jehu’s Reign

10:29 However, Jehu did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam son of Nebat had encouraged Israel to commit; the golden calves remained in Bethel ⁷  and Dan. ⁸ 

2 Raja-raja 14:6

14:6 But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, ⁹  “Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, ¹⁰  and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. ¹¹  A man must be put to death only for his own sin.” ¹² 

2 Raja-raja 19:37

19:37 One day, ¹³  as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, ¹⁴  his sons ¹⁵  Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. ¹⁶  They escaped to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

[4:27]  ¹ tn Heb “her soul [i.e., ‘disposition’] is bitter.”

[9:15]  ² tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”

[9:15]  ³ sn See 2 Kgs 8:28-29a.

[9:15]  ⁴ tn The words “his supporters” are added for clarification.

[9:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “If this is your desire.” נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) refers here to the seat of the emotions and will. For other examples of this use of the word, see BDB 660-61 s.v.

[10:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “The man who escapes from the men whom I am bringing into your hands, [it will be] his life in place of his life.”

[10:29]  ⁷ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[10:29]  ⁸ tn Heb “Except the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, Jehu did not turn aside from after them – the golden calves which [were in] Bethel and which [were] in Dan.”

[14:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”

[14:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “on account of sons.”

[14:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “on account of fathers.”

[14:6]  ¹² sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.

[19:37]  ¹³ sn The assassination probably took place in 681 b.c.

[19:37]  ¹⁴ sn No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name is a corruption of Nusku.

[19:37]  ¹⁵ tc Although “his sons” is absent in the Kethib, it is supported by the Qere, along with many medieval Hebrew mss and the ancient versions. Cf. Isa 37:38.

[19:37]  ¹⁶ sn Extra-biblical sources also mention the assassination of Sennacherib, though they refer to only one assassin. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 239-40.