2 Raja-raja 2:4

2:4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” ¹  But he replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

2 Raja-raja 5:15

5:15 He and his entire entourage returned to the prophet. Naaman ²  came and stood before him. He said, “For sure ³  I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel! Now, please accept a gift from your servant.”

2 Raja-raja 7:15

7:15 So they tracked them ⁴  as far as the Jordan. The road was filled with clothes and equipment that the Syrians had discarded in their haste. ⁵  The scouts ⁶  went back and told the king.

2 Raja-raja 11:18

11:18 All the people of the land went and demolished ⁷  the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols ⁸  to bits. ⁹  They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest ¹⁰  then placed guards at the Lord’s temple.

2 Raja-raja 22:9

22:9 Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, ¹¹  “Your servants melted down the silver in the temple ¹²  and handed it over to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple.”

[2:4]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[5:15]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:15]  ³ tn Heb “look.”

[7:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “went after.”

[7:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “and look, all the road was full of clothes and equipment that Syria had thrown away in their haste.”

[7:15]  ⁶ tn Or “messengers.”

[11:18]  ⁷ tn Or “tore down.”

[11:18]  ⁸ tn Or “images.”

[11:18]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the priest.” Jehoiada’s name is added for clarification.

[22:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “returned the king a word and said.”

[22:9]  ¹² tn Heb “that was found in the house.”