2 Kings 10:16

10:16 Jehu ¹  said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.” ²  So he ³  took him along in his chariot.

2 Kings 23:23

23:23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, such a Passover of the Lord was observed in Jerusalem.

2 Kings 6:33

6:33 He was still talking to them when ⁴  the messenger approached ⁵  and said, “Look, the Lord is responsible for this disaster! ⁶  Why should I continue to wait for the Lord to help?”

2 Kings 11:17

11:17 Jehoiada then drew up a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, stipulating that they should be loyal to the Lord. ⁷ 

2 Kings 23:21

23:21 The king ordered all the people, “Observe the Passover of the Lord your God, as prescribed in this scroll of the covenant.”

2 Kings 3:11

3:11 Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here that we might seek the Lord’s direction?” ⁸  One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.” ⁹ 

2 Kings 5:17

5:17 Naaman said, “If not, then please give your servant a load of dirt, enough for a pair of mules to carry, ¹⁰  for your servant will never again offer a burnt offering or sacrifice to a god other than the Lord. ¹¹ 

2 Kings 13:17

13:17 Elisha ¹²  said, “Open the east window,” and he did so. ¹³  Elisha said, “Shoot!” and

he did so. ¹⁴  Elisha ¹⁵  said, “This arrow symbolizes the victory the Lord will give you over Syria. ¹⁶  You will annihilate Syria in Aphek!” ¹⁷ 

2 Kings 17:7

A Summary of Israel’s Sinful History

17:7 This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of ¹⁸  Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped ¹⁹  other gods;

[10:16]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:16]  ² tn Heb “and see my zeal for the Lord.”

[10:16]  ³ tc The MT has a plural form, but this is most likely an error. The LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate all have the singular.

[6:33]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text also has “look” here.

[6:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “came down to him.”

[6:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “Look, this is a disaster from the Lord.”

[11:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and [between] the king and [between] the people, to become a people for the Lord, and between the king and [between] the people.” The final words of the verse (“and between the king and [between] the people”) are probably accidentally repeated from earlier in the verse. They do not appear in the parallel account in 2 Chr 23:16. If retained, they probably point to an agreement governing how the king and people should relate to one another.

[3:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “that we might inquire of the Lord through him?”

[3:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” This refers to one of the typical tasks of a servant.

[5:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “and [if] not, may there be given to your servant a load [for] a pair of mules, earth.”

[5:17]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “for your servant will not again make a burnt offering and sacrifice to other gods, only to the Lord.”

[13:17]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:17]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “He opened [it].”

[13:17]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and he shot.”

[13:17]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:17]  ²⁰ tn Heb “The arrow of victory of the Lord and the arrow of victory over Syria.”

[13:17]  ²¹ tn Heb “you will strike down Syria in Aphek until destruction.”

[17:7]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and from under the hand of.” The words “freed them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[17:7]  ²⁰ tn Heb “feared.”