2 Kings 19:7

19:7 Look, I will take control of his mind; 1  he will receive 2  a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down 3  with a sword in his own land.”’”

2 Kings 19:2

19:2 He sent Eliakim the palace supervisor, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, 4  clothed in sackcloth, with this message to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz:

2 Kings 1:1

Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders

1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. 5 

1 tn Heb “I will put in him a spirit.” The precise sense of רוּחַ (ruakh), “spirit,” is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a spiritual being who will take control of his mind (see 1 Kgs 22:19), or it could refer to a disposition of concern and fear. In either case the Lord’s sovereignty over the king is apparent.

2 tn Heb “hear.”

3 tn Heb “cause him to fall,” that is, “kill him.”

4 tn Heb “elders of the priests.”

5 sn This statement may fit better with the final paragraph of 1 Kgs 22.