2 Raja-raja 7:15

7:15 So they tracked them ¹  as far as the Jordan. The road was filled with clothes and equipment that the Syrians had discarded in their haste. ²  The scouts ³  went back and told the king.

2 Raja-raja 11:18

11:18 All the people of the land went and demolished ⁴  the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols ⁵  to bits. ⁶  They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest ⁷  then placed guards at the Lord’s temple.

2 Raja-raja 25:1

25:1 So King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside ⁸  it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign. ⁹ 

[7:15]  ¹ tn Heb “went after.”

[7:15]  ² tn Heb “and look, all the road was full of clothes and equipment that Syria had thrown away in their haste.”

[7:15]  ³ tn Or “messengers.”

[11:18]  ⁴ tn Or “tore down.”

[11:18]  ⁵ tn Or “images.”

[11:18]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew construction translated “smashed…to bits” is emphatic. The adverbial infinitive absolute (הֵיטֵב [hetev], “well”) accompanying the Piel form of the verb שָׁבַר (shavar), “break,” suggests thorough demolition.

[11:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “the priest.” Jehoiada’s name is added for clarification.

[25:1]  ⁸ tn Or “against.”

[25:1]  ⁹ sn This would have been Jan 15, 588 b.c. The reckoning is based on the calendar that begins the year in the spring (Nisan = March/April).