1 tn Heb “they.”
2 tc The consonantal text (Kethib) suggests, “and they went, striking down,” but the marginal reading (Qere) is “they struck down, striking down.” For a discussion of the textual problem, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 46.
3 sn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about 7 quarts.
4 tn Heb “according to the word of the