2 Kings 1:2

1:2 Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria ¹  and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders, ²  “Go, ask ³  Baal Zebub, ⁴  the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury.”

2 Kings 3:26

3:26 When the king of Moab realized he was losing the battle, ⁵  he and 700 swordsmen tried to break through and attack ⁶  the king of Edom, but they failed.

2 Kings 5:23

5:23 Naaman said, “Please accept two talents of silver. ⁷  He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi. ⁸ 

2 Kings 9:11

9:11 When Jehu rejoined ⁹  his master’s servants, they ¹⁰  asked him, “Is everything all right? ¹¹  Why did this madman visit you?” He replied, “Ah, it’s not important. You know what kind of man he is and the kinds of things he says.” ¹² 

2 Kings 13:23

13:23 But the Lord had mercy on them and felt pity for them. ¹³  He extended his favor to them ¹⁴  because of the promise he had made ¹⁵  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day. ¹⁶ 

2 Kings 14:15

14:15 The rest of the events of Jehoash’s ¹⁷  reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ¹⁸ 

2 Kings 16:18

16:18 He also removed the Sabbath awning ¹⁹  that had been built ²⁰  in the temple and the king’s outer entranceway, on account of the king of Assyria. ²¹ 

[1:2]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[1:2]  ² tn Heb “and he sent messengers and said to them.”

[1:2]  ³ tn That is, “seek an oracle from.”

[1:2]  ⁴ sn Apparently Baal Zebub refers to a local manifestation of the god Baal at the Philistine city of Ekron. The name appears to mean “Lord of the Flies,” but it may be a deliberate scribal corruption of Baal Zebul, “Baal, the Prince,” a title known from the Ugaritic texts. For further discussion and bibliography, see HALOT 261 s.v. זְבוּב בַּעַל and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 25.

[3:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him.”

[3:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “he took with him seven hundred men, who drew the sword, to break through against.”

[5:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “Be resolved and accept two talents.”

[5:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “before him.”

[9:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “went out to.”

[9:11]  ¹⁴ tc The MT has the singular, “he said,” but many witnesses correctly read the plural.

[9:11]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Is there peace?”

[9:11]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “He said, ‘You, you know the man and his thoughts.’” Jehu tries to deflect their question by reminding them that the man is an eccentric individual who says strange things. His reply suggests that the man said nothing of importance. The translation seeks to bring out the tone and intent of Jehu’s reply.

[13:23]  ¹⁷ tn Or “showed them compassion.”

[13:23]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he turned to them.”

[13:23]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “because of his covenant with.”

[13:23]  ²⁰ tn Heb “until now.”

[14:15]  ²¹ sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

[14:15]  ²² tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[16:18]  ²⁵ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מוּסַךְ (musakh; Qere) / מִיסַךְ (misakh; Kethib) is uncertain. For discussion see HALOT 557 s.v. מוּסַךְ and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 189-90.

[16:18]  ²⁶ tn Heb “that they built.”

[16:18]  ²⁷ sn It is doubtful that Tiglath-pileser ordered these architectural changes. Ahaz probably made these changes so he could send some of the items and materials to the Assyrian king as tribute. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 190, 193.