21:8 During Jehoram’s 1 reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king. 2
26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, 5 who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.
22:1 The residents of Jerusalem 7 made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. 8 So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
1 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “in his days Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah and enthroned a king over them.”
3 tn The Hebrew word עֵדוּת (’edut) normally means “witness” or “testimony.” Here it probably refers to some tangible symbol of kingship, perhaps a piece of jewelry such as an amulet or neck chain (see the discussion in M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings [AB], 128). Some suggest that a document is in view, perhaps a copy of the royal protocol or of the stipulations of the Davidic covenant (see HALOT 790-91 s.v.).
4 tn Or “they made him king and anointed him.”
5 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 15:1-8 has the variant spelling “Azariah.”
7 tn Heb “and the people of the land.”
9 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
10 tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”