2 Kings 23:23

23:23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, such a Passover of the Lord was observed in Jerusalem.

2 Kings 4:10

4:10 Let’s make a small private upper room ¹  and furnish it with ²  a bed, table, chair, and lamp. When he visits us, he can stay there.”

2 Kings 23:22

23:22 He issued this edict because ³  a Passover like this had not been observed since the days of the judges; it was neglected for the entire period of the kings of Israel and Judah. ⁴ 

2 Kings 6:15

6:15 The prophet’s ⁵  attendant got up early in the morning. When he went outside there was an army surrounding the city, along with horses and chariots. He said to Elisha, ⁶  “Oh no, my master! What will we do?”

2 Kings 10:5

10:5 So the palace supervisor, ⁷  the city commissioner, ⁸  the leaders, ⁹  and the guardians sent this message to Jehu, “We are your subjects! ¹⁰  Whatever you say, we will do. We will not make anyone king. Do what you consider proper.” ¹¹ 

¹ tn Heb “a small upper room of a wall”; according to HALOT 832 s.v. עֲלִיָּה, this refers to “a fully walled upper room.”

² tn Heb “and let’s put there for him.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “because.” The translation attempts to reflect more clearly the logical connection between the king’s order and the narrator’s observation. Another option is to interpret כִּי (ki) as asseverative and translate, “indeed.”

² tn Heb “because there had not been observed [one] like this Passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel and all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah.”

¹ tn Heb “man of God’s.”

² tn Heb “his young servant said to him.”

¹ tn Heb “the one who was over the house.”

² tn Heb “the one who was over the city.”

³ tn Or “elders.”

⁴ tn Heb “servants.”

⁵ tn Heb “Do what is good in your eyes.”