2 Kings 3:7

3:7 He sent ¹  this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat ²  replied, “I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.” ³ 

2 Kings 4:1

Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons

4:1 Now a wife of one of the prophets ⁴  appealed ⁵  to Elisha for help, saying, “Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the Lord. ⁶  Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.”

¹ tn Heb “went and sent.”

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

³ tn Heb “I will go up – like me, like you; like my people, like your people; like my horses; like your horses.”

⁴ tn Heb “a wife from among the wives of the sons of the prophets.”

⁵ tn Or “cried out.”

⁶ tn Heb “your servant feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.