2 Kings 12:1

12:1 (12:2) In Jehu’s seventh year Jehoash became king; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba.

2 Kings 14:19

14:19 Conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem, ²  so he fled to Lachish. But they sent assassins after him ³  and they killed him there.

2 Kings 15:33

15:33 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. ⁴  His mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.

2 Kings 16:5

16:5 At that time King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem. ⁵  They besieged Ahaz, ⁶  but were unable to conquer him. ⁷ 

2 Kings 18:2

18:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. ⁸  His mother ⁹  was Abi, ¹⁰  the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Kings 18:35

18:35 Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued their lands from my power? So how can the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power?’” ¹¹ 

2 Kings 19:31

19:31 For a remnant will leave Jerusalem;

survivors will come out of Mount Zion.

The intense devotion of the sovereign Lord ¹²  to his people ¹³  will accomplish this.

2 Kings 21:1

Manasseh’s Reign over Judah

21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. ¹⁴  His mother ¹⁵  was Hephzibah.

2 Kings 21:19

Amon’s Reign over Judah

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. ¹⁶  His mother ¹⁷  was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah.

2 Kings 22:1

Josiah Repents

22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. ¹⁸  His mother ¹⁹  was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.

2 Kings 23:9

23:9 (Now the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat unleavened cakes among their fellow priests.) ²⁰ 

2 Kings 23:20

23:20 He sacrificed all the priests of the high places on the altars located there, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 23:31

Jehoahaz’s Reign over Judah

23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. ²¹  His mother ²²  was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

2 Kings 24:18

Zedekiah’s Reign over Judah

24:18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. ²³  His mother ²⁴  was Hamutal, ²⁵  the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

2 Kings 25:9

25:9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. ²⁶ 

[12:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[14:19]  ² tn Heb “and they conspired against him [with] a conspiracy in Jerusalem.”

[14:19]  ³ tn Heb “and they sent after him to Lachish.”

[15:33]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “went up to Jerusalem for battle.”

[16:5]  ⁵ tn That is, Jerusalem, Ahaz’s capital city.

[16:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “they were unable to fight.” The object must be supplied from the preceding sentence. Elsewhere when the Niphal infinitive of לָחָם (lakham) follows the verb יָכֹל (yakhol), the infinitive appears to have the force of “prevail against.” See Num 22:11; 1 Sam 17:9; and the parallel passage in Isa 7:1.

[18:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[18:2]  ⁷ tn The parallel passage in 2 Chr 29:1 has “Abijah.”

[18:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “that the Lord might rescue Jerusalem from my hand?” The logic runs as follows: Since no god has ever been able to withstand the Assyrian onslaught, how can the people of Jerusalem possibly think the Lord will rescue them?

[19:31]  ⁷ tn Traditionally “the Lord of hosts.”

[19:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “the zeal of the Lord.” In this context the Lord’s “zeal” refers to his intense devotion to and love for his people which prompts him to protect and restore them. The Qere, along with many medieval Hebrew mss and the ancient versions, has “the zeal of the LORD of hosts” rather than “the zeal of the LORD” (Kethib). The translation follows the Qere here.

[21:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[21:19]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[22:1]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[22:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[23:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “their brothers.”

[23:31]  ¹² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[23:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[24:18]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[24:18]  ¹⁵ tc Some textual witnesses support the consonantal text (Kethib) in reading “Hamital.”

[25:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and every large house he burned down with fire.”