2 Kings 1:5

1:5 When the messengers returned to the king, ¹  he asked them, “Why have you returned?”

2 Kings 2:2

2:2 Elijah told Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” ²  But Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

2 Kings 2:4

2:4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” ³  But he replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

2 Kings 2:6

2:6 Elijah said to him, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they traveled on together.

2 Kings 3:14

3:14 Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord who rules over all ⁴  lives (whom I serve), ⁵  if I did not respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, ⁶  I would not pay attention to you or acknowledge you. ⁷ 

2 Kings 19:25

19:25 ⁸ Certainly you must have heard! ⁹ 

Long ago I worked it out,

In ancient times I planned ¹⁰  it;

and now I am bringing it to pass.

The plan is this:

Fortified cities will crash

into heaps of ruins. ¹¹ 

2 Kings 22:20

22:20 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. ¹²  You will not have to witness ¹³  all the disaster I will bring on this place.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.

[1:5]  ¹ tn Heb “to him.”

[2:2]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[2:4]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[3:14]  ⁴ tn Traditionally “the Lord of hosts.”

[3:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[3:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “if I did not lift up the face of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah.”

[3:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “I would not look at you or see you.”

[19:25]  ⁵ tn Having quoted the Assyrian king’s arrogant words in vv. 23-24, the Lord now speaks to the king.

[19:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “Have you not heard?” The rhetorical question expresses the Lord’s amazement that anyone might be ignorant of what he is about to say.

[19:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “formed.”

[19:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “and it is to cause to crash into heaps of ruins fortified cities.” The subject of the third feminine singular verb תְּהִי (tÿhi) is the implied plan, referred to in the preceding lines with third feminine singular pronominal suffixes.

[22:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “Therefore, look, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”

[22:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “your eyes will not see.”