2 Kings 11:13

11:13 When Athaliah heard the royal guard ¹  shout, she joined the crowd ²  at the Lord’s temple.

2 Kings 17:14

17:14 But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, ³  who had not trusted the Lord their God.

2 Kings 19:1

19:1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.

2 Kings 19:7

19:7 Look, I will take control of his mind; ⁴  he will receive ⁵  a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down ⁶  with a sword in his own land.”’”

2 Kings 22:11

22:11 When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

[11:13]  ¹ tc The MT reads, “and Athaliah heard the sound of the runners, the people.” The term הָעָם (ha’am), “the people,” is probably a scribal addition anticipating the reference to the people later in the verse and in v. 14.

[11:13]  ² tn Heb “she came to the people.”

[17:14]  ³ tn Heb and they stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers.”

[19:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will put in him a spirit.” The precise sense of רוּחַ (ruakh), “spirit,” is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a spiritual being who will take control of his mind (see 1 Kgs 22:19), or it could refer to a disposition of concern and fear. In either case the Lord’s sovereignty over the king is apparent.

[19:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “hear.”

[19:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “cause him to fall,” that is, “kill him.”