2 Raja-raja 2:20

2:20 Elisha ¹  said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it.

2 Raja-raja 12:5

12:5 The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.” ² 

2 Raja-raja 19:21

19:21 This is what the Lord says about him: ³ 

“The virgin daughter Zion ⁴ 

despises you, she makes fun of you;

Daughter Jerusalem

shakes her head after you. ⁵ 

2 Raja-raja 20:10

20:10 Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps, but not for it ⁶  to go back ten steps.”

2 Raja-raja 22:15

22:15 and she said to them: “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘Say this to the man who sent you to me:

[2:20]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:5]  ² tn Heb “Let the priests take for themselves, each from his treasurer, and let them repair the damage of the temple, with respect to all the damage that is found there.” The word מַכָּר (makar), translated here “treasurer,” occurs only in this passage. Some suggest it means “merchant” or “benefactor.” Its usage in Ugaritic texts, where it appears in a list of temple officials, suggests that it refers in this context to individuals who were in charge of disbursing temple funds.

[19:21]  ³ tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”

[19:21]  ⁴ sn Zion (Jerusalem) is pictured here as a young, vulnerable daughter whose purity is being threatened by the would-be Assyrian rapist. The personification hints at the reality which the young girls of the city would face if the Assyrians conquer it.

[19:21]  ⁵ sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.

[20:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “the shadow.” The noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.