18:9 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, dressed in their royal robes, at the threshing floor at 12 the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying before them.
28:9 Oded, a prophet of the Lord, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice. 16
1 tn Heb “the loot.” The pronoun (“it”) has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.
2 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
3 tn Heb “at the end of years.”
4 tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
5 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
6 tn Heb “and Ahab slaughtered for him sheep and cattle in abundance, and for the people who were with him.”
7 tn Heb “to go up.”
5 tn Heb “had sent back from going with him to the battle.”
6 tn Heb “stripped.”
7 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
8 tn Heb “struck down.”
7 tn Heb “at,” which in this case probably means “near.”
9 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
10 tn Heb “they said.”
11 tn Heb “and there was no one belonging to the house of Ahaziah to retain strength for kingship.”
11 tn Heb “and you killed them with anger [that] reaches as far as heaven.”
13 tn Heb “and the men who were designated by names arose and took the captives and all their naked ones they clothed from the loot.”
14 tn Heb “and poured oil on them.”
15 tn Heb “and they led them on donkeys, with respect to everyone stumbling.”
16 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.