2 Kings 4:18-19

4:18 The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers.¹ 4:19 He said to his father, “My head! My head!” His father² told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

2 Kings 6:21

6:21 When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “Should I strike them down,³ my master?”⁴

2 Kings 9:28

9:28 His servants took his body⁵ back to Jerusalem⁶ and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David.

2 Kings 10:35

10:35 Jehu passed away⁷ and was buried in Samaria.⁸ His son Jehoahaz replaced him as king.

2 Kings 13:9

13:9 Jehoahaz passed away⁹ and was buried¹⁰ in Samaria. His son Joash replaced him as king.

2 Kings 14:5

14:5 When he had secured control of the kingdom,¹¹ he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.¹²

2 Kings 14:20

14:20 His body was carried back by horses¹³ and he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in the city of David.

2 Kings 14:22

14:22 Azariah¹⁴ built up Elat and restored it to Judah after the king¹⁵ had passed away.¹⁶

2 Kings 14:29

14:29 Jeroboam passed away¹⁷ and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.¹⁸ His son Zechariah replaced him as king.

2 Kings 15:3

15:3 He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.¹⁹

2 Kings 15:34

15:34 He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done.²⁰

2 Kings 17:14

17:14 But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors,²¹ who had not trusted the Lord their God.

2 Kings 18:3

18:3 He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done.²²

2 Kings 21:22

21:22 He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord’s instructions.²³

¹tn Heb “to his father, to the harvesters.”

²tn Heb “He”; the referent (the boy’s father) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn 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.

⁴tn Heb “my father.” The king addresses the prophet in this way to indicate his respect. See 2 Kgs 2:12.

⁴tn Heb “drove him.”

⁵map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

⁶map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

⁶tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

⁷tn Heb “and they buried him.”

⁷tn Heb “when the kingdom was secure in his hand.”

⁸tn Heb “he struck down his servants, the ones who had struck down the king, his father.”

⁸tn Heb “and they carried him on horses.”

⁹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Azariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰sn This must refer to Amaziah.

¹¹tn Heb “lay with his fathers.”

¹⁰tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹¹tn The MT has simply “with the kings of Israel,” which appears to stand in apposition to the immediately preceding “with his fathers.” But it is likely that the words “and he was buried in Samaria” have been accidentally omitted from the text. See 13:13 and 14:16.

¹¹tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”

¹²tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Uzziah his father had done.”

¹³tn Heb and they stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers.”

¹⁴tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which David his father had done.”

¹⁵tn Heb “and did not walk in the way of the Lord.”