2 Kings 4:23

4:23 He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon ¹  or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.” ² 

2 Kings 5:3

5:3 She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! ³  Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 13:5

13:5 The Lord provided a deliverer ⁴  for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. ⁵  The Israelites once more lived in security. ⁶ 

2 Kings 14:8

14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel. He said, “Come, let’s meet face to face.” ⁷ 

2 Kings 15:19

15:19 Pul ⁸  king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem paid ⁹  him ¹⁰  a thousand talents ¹¹  of silver to gain his support ¹²  and to solidify his control of the kingdom. ¹³ 

¹ sn The new moon was a time of sacrifice and special feasts (Num 28:14; 1 Sam 20:5). Apparently it was a convenient time to visit a prophet. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.

² tn Heb “peace.”

³ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

⁵ sn The identity of this unnamed “deliverer” is debated. For options see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 143.

⁶ tn Heb “and they went from under the hand of Syria.”

⁷ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as before.”

⁷ tn Heb “let us look at each other [in the] face.” The expression refers here to meeting in battle. See v. 11.

⁹ sn Pul was a nickname of Tiglath-pileser III (cf. 15:29). See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 171-72.

¹⁰ tn Heb “gave.”

¹¹ tn Heb “Pul.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 75,000 pounds of silver (cf. NCV “about seventy-four thousand pounds”); NLT “thirty-seven tons”; CEV “over thirty tons”; TEV “34,000 kilogrammes.”

¹³ tn Heb “so his hands would be with him.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “to keep hold of the kingdom in his hand.”