1 tn Heb “and closed the door behind the two of them.”
2 tn Heb “and they came down to him.”
3 tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.
4 tn On the basis of the Akkadian etymology of the word, M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 74) translate “blinding light.” HALOT 761 s.v. סַנְוֵרִים suggests the glosses “dazzling, deception.”
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
6 tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”
3 tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”
4 sn This refers to the cherub images that were above the ark of the covenant.
5 tn Or “the heavens.”