2 Raja-raja 9:13

9:13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s ¹  feet on the steps. ²  The trumpet was blown ³  and they shouted, “Jehu is ⁴  king!”

2 Raja-raja 11:10

11:10 The priest gave to the officers of the units of hundreds King David’s spears and the shields that were kept in the Lord’s temple.

2 Raja-raja 17:14

17:14 But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, ⁵  who had not trusted the Lord their God.

2 Raja-raja 18:19

18:19 The chief adviser said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: “What is your source of confidence? ⁶ 

2 Raja-raja 19:8

19:8 When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning. ⁷ 

2 Raja-raja 25:12

25:12 But he ⁸  left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.

2 Raja-raja 25:15

25:15 The captain of the royal guard took the golden and silver censers ⁹  and basins.

[9:13]  ¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:13]  ² tn Heb “and they hurried and took, each one his garment, and they placed [them] beneath him on the bone [?] of the steps.” The precise nuance of גֶרֶם (gerem), “bone,” is unclear. Some suggest the nuance “bare” here; it may be a technical architectural term in this context.

[9:13]  ³ tn Heb “they blew the trumpet.” This has been translated as a passive to avoid the implication that the same ones who shouted had all blown trumpets.

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Or “has become.”

[17:14]  ⁵ tn Heb and they stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers.”

[18:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “What is this object of trust in which you are trusting?”

[19:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the chief adviser returned and he found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.”

[25:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding and contemporary English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.

[25:15]  ⁹ sn These held the embers used for the incense offerings.