2 Kings 17:19

17:19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example. ¹ 

2 Kings 2:3

2:3 Some members of the prophetic guild ²  in Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the Lord is going to take your master from you?” ³  He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

2 Kings 2:5

2:5 Some members of the prophetic guild in Jericho approached Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the Lord is going to take your master from you?” He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

2 Kings 9:27

9:27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off ⁴  up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered, “Shoot him too.” They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. ⁵  He fled to Megiddo ⁶  and died there.

2 Kings 17:41

17:41 These nations are worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their idols; their sons and grandsons do just as their fathers have done, to this very day.

2 Kings 21:11

21:11 “King Manasseh of Judah has committed horrible sins. ⁷  He has sinned more than the Amorites before him and has encouraged Judah to sin by worshiping his disgusting idols. ⁸ 

2 Kings 23:15

23:15 He also tore down the altar in Bethel ⁹  at the high place made by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin. ¹⁰  He burned all the combustible items at that high place and crushed them to dust; including the Asherah pole. ¹¹ 

2 Kings 23:27

23:27 The Lord announced, “I will also spurn Judah, ¹²  just as I spurned Israel. I will reject this city that I chose – both Jerusalem and the temple, about which I said, “I will live there.” ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “they walked in the practices of Israel which they did.”

² tn Heb “the sons of the prophets.”

³ tn Heb “from your head.” The same expression occurs in v. 5.

³ tn Heb “and Ahaziah king of Judah saw and fled.”

⁴ tn After Jehu’s order (“kill him too”), the MT has simply, “to the chariot in the ascent of Gur which is near Ibleam.” The main verb in the clause, “they shot him” (וַיִּכְהוּ, vayyikhhu), has been accidentally omitted by virtual haplography/homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding form הַכֻּהוּ (hakkuhu), “shoot him,” ends with the same suffix.

⁵ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

⁴ tn Heb “these horrible sins.”

⁵ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

⁵ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁶ tn Heb “And also the altar that is in Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin, also that altar and the high place he tore down.” The more repetitive Hebrew text is emphatic.

⁷ tn Heb “he burned the high place, crushing to dust, and he burned the Asherah pole.” High places per se are never referred to as being burned elsewhere. בָּמָה (bamah) here stands by metonymy for the combustible items located on the high place. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 289.

⁶ tn Heb “Also Judah I will turn away from my face.”

⁷ tn Heb “My name will be there.”