2 Kings 12:18

Context
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 all¹ to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew² from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 22:13

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22:13 “Go, seek an oracle from³ the Lord for me and the people – for all Judah. Find out about⁴ the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us,⁵ because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do.”⁶

2 Kings 23:4

Context

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests,⁷ and the guards⁸ to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of⁹ Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky.¹⁰ The king¹¹ burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces¹² of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.¹³

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

[12:18] ²tn Heb “went up.”

[22:13] ³tn Or “inquire of.”

[22:13] ⁴tn Heb “concerning.”

[22:13] ⁵tn Heb “for great is the anger of the Lord which has been ignited against us.”

[22:13] ⁶tn Heb “by doing all that is written concerning us.” Perhaps עָלֵינוּ (’alenu), “concerning us,” should be altered to עָלָיו (’alav), “upon it,” in which case one could translate, “by doing all that is written in it.”

[23:4] ⁵tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

[23:4] ⁶tn Or “doorkeepers.”

[23:4] ⁷tn Heb “for.”

[23:4] ⁸tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

[23:4] ⁹tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:4] ¹⁰tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

[23:4] ¹¹map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.