2 Kings 10:3

10:3 pick the best and most capable ¹  of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend ²  your master’s dynasty.”

2 Kings 12:17

12:17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked ³  Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem. ⁴ 

2 Kings 13:16

13:16 Then Elisha ⁵  told the king of Israel, “Aim the bow.” ⁶  He did so, ⁷  and Elisha placed his hands on the king’s hands.

2 Kings 18:25

18:25 Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March ⁸  up against this land and destroy it.’”’” ⁹ 

¹ tn Hebrew יָשָׁר (yashar) does not have its normal moral/ethical nuance here (“upright”), but a more neutral sense of “proper, right, suitable.” For the gloss “capable,” see HALOT 450 s.v. יָשָׁר.

² tn Or “fight for.”

³ tn Heb “went up and fought against.”

⁴ tn Heb “Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.”

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “Cause your hand to ride on the bow.”

⁷ tn Heb “and he caused his hand to ride.”

⁷ tn Heb “Go.”

⁸ sn In v. 25 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 22. He claims that Hezekiah has offended the Lord and that the Lord has commissioned Assyria as his instrument of discipline and judgment.