2 Kings 1:15

1:15 The Lord’s angelic messenger said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” So he got up and went down ¹  with him to the king.

2 Kings 2:7

2:7 The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha ²  stood by the Jordan.

2 Kings 6:10

6:10 So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it ³  to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions. ⁴ 

2 Kings 7:5

7:5 So they started toward ⁵  the Syrian camp at dusk. When they reached the edge of the Syrian camp, there was no one there.

2 Kings 10:3

10:3 pick the best and most capable ⁶  of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend ⁷  your master’s dynasty.”

2 Kings 13:5

13:5 The Lord provided a deliverer ⁸  for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. ⁹  The Israelites once more lived in security. ¹⁰ 

2 Kings 14:11

14:11 But Amaziah would not heed the warning, ¹¹  so King Jehoash of Israel attacked. ¹²  He and King Amaziah of Judah met face to face ¹³  in Beth Shemesh of Judah.

2 Kings 17:11

17:11 They burned incense on all the high places just like the nations whom the Lord had driven away from before them. Their evil practices made the Lord angry. ¹⁴ 

2 Kings 18:7

18:7 The Lord was with him; he succeeded in all his endeavors. ¹⁵  He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him. ¹⁶ 

2 Kings 25:26

25:26 Then all the people, from the youngest to the oldest, as well as the army officers, left for ¹⁷  Egypt, because they were afraid of what the Babylonians might do.

[1:15]  ¹ sn In this third panel the verb “come down” (יָרַד, yarad) occurs again, this time describing Elijah’s descent from the hill at the Lord’s command. The moral of the story seems clear: Those who act as if they have authority over God and his servants just may pay for their arrogance with their lives; those who, like the third commander, humble themselves and show the proper respect for God’s authority and for his servants will be spared and find God quite cooperative.

[2:7]  ² tn Heb “the two of them.” The referents (Elijah and Elisha) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:10]  ³ tn The vav + perfect here indicates action contemporary with the preceding main verb (“sent”). See IBHS 533-34 §32.2.3e.

[6:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God spoke to him, and he warned it and he guarded himself there, not once and not twice.”

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “they arose to go to.”

[10:3]  ⁵ tn Hebrew יָשָׁר (yashar) does not have its normal moral/ethical nuance here (“upright”), but a more neutral sense of “proper, right, suitable.” For the gloss “capable,” see HALOT 450 s.v. יָשָׁר.

[10:3]  ⁶ tn Or “fight for.”

[13:5]  ⁶ sn The identity of this unnamed “deliverer” is debated. For options see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 143.

[13:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they went from under the hand of Syria.”

[13:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as before.”

[14:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “did not listen.”

[14:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “went up.”

[14:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “looked at each other [in the] face.”

[17:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they did evil things, angering the Lord.”

[18:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “in all which he went out [to do], he was successful.”

[18:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and did not serve him.”

[25:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “arose and went to.”