18:17 The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser 4 from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, 5 along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went 6 and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth. 7
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gehazi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “and look, the woman whose son he had brought back to life was crying out to the king for her house and her field.”
4 sn For a discussion of these titles see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “and they went up and came.”
7 tn Heb “the field of the washer.”