2 Kings 12:18

12:18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all ¹  to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew ²  from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 18:17

18:17 The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser ³  from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, ⁴  along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went ⁵  and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth. ⁶ 

2 Kings 23:3-4

23:3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed ⁷  the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow ⁸  the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, ⁹  by carrying out the terms ¹⁰  of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant. ¹¹ 

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, ¹²  and the guards ¹³  to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of ¹⁴  Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. ¹⁵  The king ¹⁶  burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces ¹⁷  of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. ¹⁸ 

[12:18]  ¹ tn The object (“it all”) is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:18]  ² tn Heb “went up.”

[18:17]  ³ sn For a discussion of these titles see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.

[18:17]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they went up and came.”

[18:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “the field of the washer.”

[23:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made, agreed to.”

[23:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “walk after.”

[23:3]  ⁷ tn Or “soul.”

[23:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “words.”

[23:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “stood in the covenant.”

[23:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

[23:4]  ⁸ tn Or “doorkeepers.”

[23:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “for.”

[23:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

[23:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:4]  ¹² tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

[23:4]  ¹³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.