2 Raja-raja 9:13

9:13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s ¹  feet on the steps. ²  The trumpet was blown ³  and they shouted, “Jehu is ⁴  king!”

2 Raja-raja 12:17

12:17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked ⁵  Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem. ⁶ 

2 Raja-raja 15:14

15:14 Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to ⁷  Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh. ⁸  He killed him and took his place as king.

2 Raja-raja 20:18

20:18 ‘Some of your very own descendants whom you father ⁹  will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”

[9:13]  ¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:13]  ² tn Heb “and they hurried and took, each one his garment, and they placed [them] beneath him on the bone [?] of the steps.” The precise nuance of גֶרֶם (gerem), “bone,” is unclear. Some suggest the nuance “bare” here; it may be a technical architectural term in this context.

[9:13]  ³ tn Heb “they blew the trumpet.” This has been translated as a passive to avoid the implication that the same ones who shouted had all blown trumpets.

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Or “has become.”

[12:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up and fought against.”

[12:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.”

[15:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “and came to.”

[15:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “went up from Tirzah and arrived in Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria.”

[20:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “Some of your sons, who go out from you, whom you father.”