2 Kings 1:14

1:14 Indeed, ¹  fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. ²  So now, please have respect for my life.”

2 Kings 6:18

6:18 As they approached him, ³  Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike these people ⁴  with blindness.” ⁵  The Lord ⁶  struck them with blindness as Elisha requested. ⁷ 

[1:14]  ¹ tn Heb “look.”

[1:14]  ² tn Heb “their fifty.”

[6:18]  ³ tn Heb “and they came down to him.”

[6:18]  ⁴ tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.

[6:18]  ⁵ 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.”

[6:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”