2 Raja-raja 3:1

Moab Fights with Israel

3:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; ¹  he ruled for twelve years.

2 Raja-raja 4:16

4:16 He said, “About this time next year ²  you will be holding a son.” She said, “No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!”

2 Raja-raja 4:25

4:25 So she went to visit ³  the prophet at Mount Carmel. When he ⁴  saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, it’s the Shunammite woman.

2 Raja-raja 8:7

Elisha Meets with Hazael

8:7 Elisha traveled to Damascus while King Ben Hadad of Syria was sick. The king ⁵  was told, “The prophet ⁶  has come here.”

2 Raja-raja 15:16

15:16 At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender. ⁷  He even ripped open the pregnant women.

2 Raja-raja 16:9

16:9 The king of Assyria responded favorably to his request; ⁸  he ⁹  attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported the people ¹⁰  to Kir and executed Rezin.

2 Raja-raja 24:12

24:12 King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered ¹¹  to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, ¹²  took Jehoiachin ¹³  prisoner.

[3:1]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[4:16]  ² tn Heb “at this appointed time, at the time [when it is] reviving.” For a discussion of the second phrase see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.

[4:25]  ³ tn Heb “went and came.”

[4:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “the man of God.” The phrase has been replaced by the relative pronoun “he” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “man of God” (also a second time in this verse and in v. 11).

[15:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders from Tirzah, for it would not open, and he attacked.”

[15:16]  tn Instead of “Tiphsah,” the LXX has “Tirzah,” while Lucian’s Greek version reads “Tappuah.” For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 171.

[16:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “listened to him.”

[16:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “the king of Assyria.”

[16:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “it.”

[24:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “came out.”

[24:12]  ¹² sn That is, the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, 597 b.c.

[24:12]  ¹³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehoiachin) has been specified in the translation for clarity.