2 Raja-raja 1:9

1:9 The king ¹  sent a captain and his fifty soldiers ²  to retrieve Elijah. ³  The captain ⁴  went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. ⁵  He told him, “Prophet, ⁶  the king says, ‘Come down!’”

2 Raja-raja 1:13

1:13 The king ⁷  sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell ⁸  on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy, “Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours.

2 Raja-raja 11:12

11:12 Jehoiada ⁹  led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. ¹⁰  They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. ¹¹  They clapped their hands and cried out, “Long live the king!”

2 Raja-raja 18:27

18:27 But the chief adviser said to them, “My master did not send me to speak these words only to your master and to you. ¹²  His message is also for the men who sit on the wall, for they will eat their own excrement and drink their own urine along with you.” ¹³ 

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

[1:9]  ² tn Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”

[1:9]  ³ tn Heb “to him.”

[1:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the captain) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:9]  ⁵ sn The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.

[1:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).

[1:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”

[11:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:12]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew term עֵדוּת (’edut) normally means “witness” or “testimony.” Here it probably refers to some tangible symbol of kingship, perhaps a piece of jewelry such as an amulet or neck chain. See the discussion in M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 128. Some suggest that a document is in view, perhaps a copy of the royal protocol or of the stipulations of the Davidic covenant. See HALOT 790-91 s.v. עֵדוּת.

[11:12]  ¹¹ tn Or “they made him king and anointed him.”

[18:27]  ¹² tn Heb “To your master and to you did my master send me to speak these words?” The rhetorical question expects a negative answer.

[18:27]  ¹³ tn Heb “[Is it] not [also] to the men…?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Yes, it is.”

[18:27]  sn The chief adviser alludes to the horrible reality of siege warfare, when the starving people in the besieged city would resort to eating and drinking anything to stay alive.