2 Kings 12:18

12:18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all ¹  to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew ²  from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 22:13

22:13 “Go, seek an oracle from ³  the Lord for me and the people – for all Judah. Find out about ⁴  the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us, ⁵  because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do.” ⁶ 

2 Kings 23:4

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, ⁷  and the guards ⁸  to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of ⁹  Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. ¹⁰  The king ¹¹  burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces ¹²  of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. ¹³ 

¹ tn The object (“it all”) is supplied in the translation for clarification.

² tn Heb “went up.”

³ tn Or “inquire of.”

⁴ tn Heb “concerning.”

⁵ tn Heb “for great is the anger of the Lord which has been ignited against us.”

⁶ tn Heb “by doing all that is written concerning us.” Perhaps עָלֵינוּ (’alenu), “concerning us,” should be altered to עָלָיו (’alav), “upon it,” in which case one could translate, “by doing all that is written in it.”

⁵ tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

⁶ tn Or “doorkeepers.”

⁷ tn Heb “for.”

⁸ tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

¹¹ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.