2 Raja-raja 5:16

5:16 But Elisha ¹  replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives (whom I serve), ²  I will take nothing from you.” Naaman ³  insisted that he take it, but he refused.

2 Raja-raja 15:9

15:9 He did evil in the sight of ⁴  the Lord, as his ancestors had done. He did not repudiate ⁵  the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

2 Raja-raja 16:2

16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. ⁶  He did not do what pleased the Lord his God, in contrast to his ancestor David. ⁷ 

2 Raja-raja 20:9

20:9 Isaiah replied, “This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said. Do you want the shadow to move ahead ten steps or to go back ten steps?” ⁸ 

[5:16]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:16]  ² tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[5:16]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “turn away from.”

[16:2]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father.”

[20:9]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew הָלַךְ (halakh, a perfect), “it has moved ahead,” should be emended to הֲיֵלֵךְ (hayelekh, an imperfect with interrogative he [ה] prefixed), “shall it move ahead.”