2 Kings 1:3

1:3 But the Lord’s angelic messenger told Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up, go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria. Say this to them: ‘You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron. ¹ 

2 Kings 8:8

8:8 So the king told Hazael, “Take a gift ²  and go visit the prophet. Request from him an oracle from the Lord. Ask him, ³  ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”

2 Kings 9:21

9:21 Jehoram ordered, “Hitch up my chariot.” ⁴  When his chariot had been hitched up, ⁵  King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah went out in their respective chariots ⁶  to meet Jehu. They met up with him ⁷  in the plot of land that had once belonged to Naboth of Jezreel.

2 Kings 16:10

16:10 When King Ahaz went to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria in Damascus, he saw the altar there. ⁸  King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a drawing of the altar and a blueprint for its design. ⁹ 

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “Is it because there is no God in Israel [that] you are going to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?” The translation seeks to bring out the sarcastic tone of the rhetorical question.

[8:8]  ² tn The Hebrew text also has “in your hand.”

[8:8]  ³ tn Heb “Inquire of the Lord through him, saying.”

[9:21]  ³ tn The words “my chariot” are added for clarification.

[9:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he hitched up his chariot.”

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “each in his chariot and they went out.”

[9:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “they found him.”

[16:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “in Damascus.”

[16:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “the likeness of the altar and its pattern for all its work.”