2 Kings 6:16

6:16 He replied, “Don’t be afraid, for our side outnumbers them.” ¹ 

2 Kings 6:2

6:2 Let’s go to the Jordan. Each of us will get a log from there and we will build a meeting place for ourselves there.” He said, “Go.”

2 Kings 1:7-8

1:7 The king ²  asked them, “Describe the appearance ³  of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.” 1:8 They replied, ⁴  “He was a hairy man ⁵  and had a leather belt ⁶  tied around his waist.” The king ⁷  said, “He is Elijah the Tishbite.”

Matthew 26:53

26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions ⁸  of angels right now?

Matthew 26:1

The Plot Against Jesus

26:1 When ⁹  Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

Matthew 4:4

4:4 But he answered, ¹⁰  “It is written, ‘Man ¹¹  does not live ¹²  by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

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

³ tn Heb “What was the manner…?”

³ tn Heb “said to him.”

⁴ tn Heb “an owner of hair.” This idiomatic expression indicates that Elijah was very hairy. For other examples where the idiom “owner of” is used to describe a characteristic of someone, see HALOT 143 s.v. בַּעַל. For example, an “owner of dreams” is one who frequently has dreams (Gen 37:19) and an “owner of anger” is a hot-tempered individual (Prov 22:24).

⁵ tn Heb “belt of skin” (i.e., one made from animal hide).

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.

⁵ tn Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁶ tn Grk “answering, he said.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the syntax of the phrase has been changed for clarity.

⁷ tn Or “a person.” Greek ὁ ἄνθρωπος (Jo anqrwpo") is used generically for humanity. The translation “man” is used because the emphasis in Jesus’ response seems to be on his dependence on God as a man.

⁸ tn Grk “will not live.” The verb in Greek is a future tense, but it is unclear whether it is meant to be taken as a command (also known as an imperatival future) or as a statement of reality (predictive future).

⁹ sn A quotation from Deut 8:3.