2 Kings 12:17

12:17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked ¹  Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem. ² 

2 Kings 16:5

16:5 At that time King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem. ³  They besieged Ahaz, ⁴  but were unable to conquer him. ⁵ 

2 Kings 12:4

12:4 Jehoash said to the priests, “I place at your disposal ⁶  all the consecrated silver that has been brought to the Lord’s temple, including the silver collected from the census tax, ⁷  the silver received from those who have made vows, ⁸  and all the silver that people have voluntarily contributed to the Lord’s temple. ⁹ 

[12:17]  ¹ tn Heb “went up and fought against.”

[12:17]  ² tn Heb “Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.”

[16:5]  ³ tn Heb “went up to Jerusalem for battle.”

[16:5]  ⁴ tn That is, Jerusalem, Ahaz’s capital city.

[16:5]  ⁵ 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.

[12:4]  ⁵ tn The words “I place at your disposal” are added in the translation for clarification.

[12:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “the silver of passing over a man.” The precise meaning of the phrase is debated, but עָבַר (’avar), “pass over,” probably refers here to counting, suggesting the reference is to a census conducted for taxation purposes. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 137.

[12:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “the silver of persons, his valuation.” The precise meaning of the phrase is uncertain, but parallels in Lev 27 suggest that personal vows are referred to here. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 137.

[12:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “all the silver which goes up on the heart of a man to bring to the house of the Lord.”