13:14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness. 1 King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. 2 He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot 3 and horsemen of Israel!” 4 13:15 Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. 5 13:16 Then Elisha 6 told the king of Israel, “Aim the bow.” 7 He did so, 8 and Elisha placed his hands on the king’s hands. 13:17 Elisha 9 said, “Open the east window,” and he did so. 10 Elisha said, “Shoot!” and
he did so. 11 Elisha 12 said, “This arrow symbolizes the victory the Lord will give you over Syria. 13 You will annihilate Syria in Aphek!” 14 13:18 Then Elisha 15 said, “Take the arrows,” and he did so. 16 He told the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” He struck the ground three times and stopped. 13:19 The prophet 17 got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! 18 But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.”
81:10 I am the Lord, your God,
the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!’
1:1 From James, 28 a slave 29 of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. 30 Greetings!
1 tn Heb “Now Elisha was ill with the illness by which he would die.”
2 tn Heb “went down to him.”
3 tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”
4 sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12.
5 tn Heb “and he took a bow and some arrows.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “Cause your hand to ride on the bow.”
8 tn Heb “and he caused his hand to ride.”
9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Heb “He opened [it].”
11 tn Heb “and he shot.”
12 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn Heb “The arrow of victory of the
14 tn Heb “you will strike down Syria in Aphek until destruction.”
15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
16 tn Heb “and he took [them].”
17 tn Heb “man of God.”
18 tn Heb “[It was necessary] to strike five or six times, then you would strike down Syria until destruction.” On the syntax of the infinitive construct, see GKC 349 §114.k.
19 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
20 tn Grk “to him, and Jesus.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.
21 tn Grk “coming, the disciples said.” The participle προσελθόντες (proselqontes) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.
22 tn Grk “For truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.
23 tn Grk “faith as,” “faith like.”
24 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
25 tc Many important
26 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
27 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
28 tn Grk “James.” The word “From” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
29 tn Traditionally, “servant” or “bondservant.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.
30 tn Grk “to the twelve tribes in the Diaspora.” The Greek term διασπορά (diaspora, “dispersion”) refers to Jews not living in Palestine but “dispersed” or scattered among the Gentiles.
31 tn Grk “anointing.”
32 tn Grk “it will be forgiven him.”