2 Kings 10:3

10:3 pick the best and most capable ¹  of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend ²  your master’s dynasty.”

2 Kings 15:12

15:12 His assassination brought to fulfillment the Lord’s word to Jehu, ³  “Four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.” ⁴  That is exactly what happened. ⁵ 

[10:3]  ¹ tn Hebrew יָשָׁר (yashar) does not have its normal moral/ethical nuance here (“upright”), but a more neutral sense of “proper, right, suitable.” For the gloss “capable,” see HALOT 450 s.v. יָשָׁר.

[10:3]  ² tn Or “fight for.”

[15:12]  ³ tn Heb “It was the word of the Lord which he spoke to Jehu, saying.”

[15:12]  ⁴ tn “sons of four generations will sit for you on the throne of Israel.”

[15:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was so.”