2 Kings 2:18

2:18 When they came back, Elisha¹ was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”

2 Kings 2:20

2:20 Elisha² said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it.

2 Kings 3:16

3:16 and he said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’³

2 Kings 4:12

4:12 He told his servant Gehazi, “Ask the Shunammite woman to come here.”⁴ So he did so and she came to him.⁵

2 Kings 5:16

5:16 But Elisha⁶ replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives (whom I serve),⁷ I will take nothing from you.” Naaman⁸ insisted that he take it, but he refused.

2 Kings 6:13

6:13 The king⁹ ordered, “Go, find out where he is, so I can send some men to capture him.”¹⁰ The king was told, “He is in Dothan.”

2 Kings 6:16

6:16 He replied, “Don’t be afraid, for our side outnumbers them.”¹¹

2 Kings 6:21

6:21 When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “Should I strike them down,¹² my master?”¹³

2 Kings 6:27

6:27 He replied, “No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.”¹⁴

2 Kings 9:23

9:23 Jehoram turned his chariot around and took off.¹⁵ He said to Ahaziah, “It’s a trap,¹⁶ Ahaziah!”

2 Kings 9:33

9:33 He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down, and when she hit the ground,¹⁷ her blood splattered against the wall and the horses, and Jehu drove his chariot over her.¹⁸

2 Kings 10:16

10:16 Jehu¹⁹ said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.”²⁰ So he²¹ took him along in his chariot.

2 Kings 10:22

10:22 Jehu ordered the one who was in charge of the wardrobe,²² “Bring out robes for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out robes for them.

2 Kings 13:15

13:15 Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows,” and he did so.²³

2 Kings 20:7

20:7 Isaiah ordered, “Get a fig cake.” So they did as he ordered²⁴ and placed it on the ulcerated sore, and he recovered.²⁵

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

²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Heb “making this valley cisterns, cisterns.” The Hebrew noun גֵּב (gev) means “cistern” in Jer 14:3 (cf. Jer 39:10). The repetition of the noun is for emphasis. See GKC 396 §123.e. The verb (“making”) is an infinitive absolute, which has to be interpreted in light of the context. The translation above takes it in an imperatival sense. The command need not be understood as literal, but as hyperbolic. Telling them to build cisterns is a dramatic way of leading into the announcement that he would miraculously provide water in the desert. Some prefer to translate the infinitive as an imperfect with the Lord as the understood subject, “I will turn this valley [into] many pools.”

⁴tn Heb “Call for this Shunammite woman.”

⁵tn Heb “and he called for her and she stood before him.”

⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

⁷tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Heb “he” (also a second time in this verse); the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷tn Heb “Go and see where he [is] so I can send and take him.”

⁷tn Heb “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

⁸tn Heb “Should I strike them down? I will strike them down.” In the Hebrew text the first person imperfect form is repeated; the first form has the interrogative he prefixed to it; the second does not. It is likely that the second form should be omitted as dittographic or that the first should be emended to an infinitive absolute.

⁹tn Heb “my father.” The king addresses the prophet in this way to indicate his respect. See 2 Kgs 2:12.

⁹tn Heb “From where can I help you, from the threshing floor or the winepress?” The rhetorical question expresses the king’s frustration. He has no grain or wine to give to the masses.

¹⁰tn Heb “and Jehoram turned his hands and fled.” The phrase “turned his hands” refers to how he would have pulled on the reins in order to make his horses turn around.

¹¹tn Heb “Deceit, Ahaziah.”

¹¹tn The words “when she hit the ground” are added for stylistic reasons.

¹²tn Heb “and he trampled her.”

¹²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³tn Heb “and see my zeal for the Lord.”

¹⁴tc The MT has a plural form, but this is most likely an error. The LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate all have the singular.

¹³tn Heb “and he said to the one who was over the wardrobe.”

¹⁴tn Heb “and he took a bow and some arrows.”

¹⁵tn Heb “and they got [a fig cake].”

¹⁶tn Heb “and he lived.”