2 Kings 6:23

6:23 So he threw a big banquet ¹  for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back ²  to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.

2 Kings 12:5

12:5 The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.” ³ 

2 Kings 21:21

21:21 He followed in the footsteps of his father ⁴  and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols ⁵  which his father had worshiped. ⁶ 

¹ tn Or “held a great feast.”

² tn Heb “they went back.”

³ tn Heb “Let the priests take for themselves, each from his treasurer, and let them repair the damage of the temple, with respect to all the damage that is found there.” The word מַכָּר (makar), translated here “treasurer,” occurs only in this passage. Some suggest it means “merchant” or “benefactor.” Its usage in Ugaritic texts, where it appears in a list of temple officials, suggests that it refers in this context to individuals who were in charge of disbursing temple funds.

⁵ tn Heb “walked in all the way which his father walked.”

⁶ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

⁷ tn Heb “and he served the disgusting idols which his father served and he bowed down to them.”