4:38 Now Elisha went back to Gilgal, while there was famine in the land. Some of the prophets were visiting him 1 and he told his servant, “Put the big pot on the fire 2 and boil some stew for the prophets.” 3
10:4 They were absolutely terrified 4 and said, “Look, two kings could not stop him! 5 How can we?” 6
1 tn Heb “the sons of the prophets were sitting before him.”
2 tn The words “the fire” are added for clarification.
3 tn Heb “sons of the prophets.”
4 tn Heb “they were very, very afraid.” The term מְאֹד (me’od) “very,” is repeated for emphasis.
5 tn Heb “did not stand before him.”
6 tn Heb “How can we stand?”
7 tn Heb “and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, and those who were before him.”