2 Kings 1:4

1:4 Therefore this is what the Lord says, “You will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die!”’” So Elijah went on his way.

2 Kings 1:8

1:8 They replied, ¹  “He was a hairy man ²  and had a leather belt ³  tied around his waist.” The king ⁴  said, “He is Elijah the Tishbite.”

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 ⁵  with him to the king.

2 Kings 2:8

2:8 Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

2 Kings 2:11

2:11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot ⁶  pulled by fiery horses appeared. ⁷  They went between Elijah and Elisha, ⁸  and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

2 Kings 2:15

2:15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, ⁹  who were standing at a distance, ¹⁰  saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah ¹¹  rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.

2 Kings 10:17

10:17 He went to Samaria and exterminated all the members of Ahab’s family who were still alive in Samaria, ¹²  just as the Lord had announced to Elijah. ¹³ 

[1:8]  ¹ tn Heb “said to him.”

[1:8]  ² tn Heb “an owner of hair.” This idiomatic expression indicates that Elijah was very hairy. For other examples where the idiom “owner of” is used to describe a characteristic of someone, see HALOT 143 s.v. בַּעַל. For example, an “owner of dreams” is one who frequently has dreams (Gen 37:19) and an “owner of anger” is a hot-tempered individual (Prov 22:24).

[1:8]  ³ tn Heb “belt of skin” (i.e., one made from animal hide).

[1:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[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.

[2:11]  ¹ tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”

[2:11]  ² tn Heb “look, a chariot of fire and horses of fire.”

[2:11]  ³ tn Heb “and they made a division between the two of them.”

[2:15]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[2:15]  ² tn Heb “and the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, [who were standing] opposite, saw him and said.”

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “the spirit of Elijah.”

[10:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and he struck down all the remaining ones to Ahab in Samaria until he destroyed him.”

[10:17]  ² tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke to Elijah.”