2 Kings 10:2

10:2 “You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives, ¹ 

2 Kings 10:7

10:7 When they received the letter, they seized the king’s sons and executed all seventy of them. ²  They put their heads in baskets and sent them to him in Jezreel.

2 Kings 6:32

6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. ³  The king ⁴  sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, ⁵  Elisha ⁶  said to the leaders, ⁷  “Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?” ⁸  Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.” ⁹ 

[10:2]  ¹ tn Heb “And now when this letter comes to you – with you are the sons of your master and with you are chariots and horses and a fortified city and weapons.”

[10:7]  ² tn Heb “and when the letter came to them, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered seventy men.”

[6:32]  ³ tn Heb “and the elders were sitting with him.”

[6:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “sent a man from before him, before the messenger came to him.”

[6:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “elders.”

[6:32]  ⁸ tn Heb “Do you see that this son of an assassin has sent to remove my head?”

[6:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”