2 Kings 13:4

13:4 Jehoahaz asked for the Lord’s mercy ¹  and the Lord responded favorably, ²  for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria. ³ 

2 Kings 19:8

19:8 When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning. ⁴ 

2 Kings 19:18

19:18 They have burned the gods of the nations, ⁵  for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them. ⁶ 

2 Kings 20:12

Messengers from Babylon Visit Hezekiah

20:12 At that time Merodach-Baladan ⁷  son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah was ill.

[13:4]  ¹ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord.”

[13:4]  ² tn Heb “and the Lord heard.”

[13:4]  ³ tn Heb “for he saw the oppression of Israel, for the king of Syria oppressed them.”

[19:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the chief adviser returned and he found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.”

[19:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”

[19:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “so they destroyed them.”

[20:12]  ¹⁰ tc The MT has “Berodach-Baladan,” but several Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Latin witnesses agree with the parallel passage in Isa 39:1 and read “Merodach-Baladan.”