2 Raja-raja 13:5

13:5 The Lord provided a deliverer ¹  for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. ²  The Israelites once more lived in security. ³ 

2 Raja-raja 25:24

25:24 Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. ⁴  He said, “You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.”

[13:5]  ¹ sn The identity of this unnamed “deliverer” is debated. For options see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 143.

[13:5]  ² tn Heb “and they went from under the hand of Syria.”

[13:5]  ³ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as before.”

[25:24]  ⁴ tn The words “so as to give them…some assurance of safety” are supplied in the translation for clarification.