2 Kings 2:10

2:10 Elijah ¹  replied, “That’s a difficult request! ²  If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.”

2 Kings 6:24

The Lord Saves Samaria

6:24 Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked ³  and besieged Samaria. ⁴ 

2 Kings 15:12

15:12 His assassination brought to fulfillment the Lord’s word to Jehu, ⁵  “Four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.” ⁶  That is exactly what happened. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “You have made difficult [your] request.”

³ tn Heb “went up.”

⁴ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

⁵ tn Heb “It was the word of the Lord which he spoke to Jehu, saying.”

⁶ tn “sons of four generations will sit for you on the throne of Israel.”

⁷ tn Heb “and it was so.”