2 Kings 15:6-7

Context

15:6 The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.¹ 15:7 Azariah passed away² and was buried³ with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.

2 Kings 15:2

Context
15:2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem.⁴ His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 1:4-9

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1:4 Therefore this is what the Lord says, “You will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die!”’” So Elijah went on his way.

1:5 When the messengers returned to the king,⁵ he asked them, “Why have you returned?” 1:6 They replied,⁶ “A man came up to meet us. He told us, “Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron.⁷ Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.”’” 1:7 The king⁸ asked them, “Describe the appearance⁹ of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.” 1:8 They replied,¹⁰ “He was a hairy man¹¹ and had a leather belt¹² tied around his waist.” The king¹³ said, “He is Elijah the Tishbite.”

1:9 The king¹⁴ sent a captain and his fifty soldiers¹⁵ to retrieve Elijah.¹⁶ The captain¹⁷ went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill.¹⁸ He told him, “Prophet,¹⁹ the king says, ‘Come down!’”

[15:6] ¹tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Azariah, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”

[15:7] ²tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[15:7] ³tn Heb “and they buried him.”

[15:2] ⁴map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:5] ⁵tn Heb “to him.”

[1:6] ⁶tn Heb “said to him.”

[1:6] ⁷tn Heb “Is it because there is no God in Israel [that] you are sending to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?” The translation seeks to bring out the sarcastic tone of the rhetorical question. In v. 3 the messengers are addressed (in the phrase “you are on your way” the second person plural pronoun is used in Hebrew), but here the king is addressed (in the phrase “you are sending” the second person singular pronoun is used).

[1:7] ⁸tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:7] ⁹tn Heb “What was the manner…?”

[1:8] ¹⁰tn Heb “said to him.”

[1:8] ¹¹tn Heb “an owner of hair.” This idiomatic expression indicates that Elijah was very hairy. For other examples where the idiom “owner of” is used to describe a characteristic of someone, see HALOT 143 s.v. בַּעַל. For example, an “owner of dreams” is one who frequently has dreams (Gen 37:19) and an “owner of anger” is a hot-tempered individual (Prov 22:24).

[1:8] ¹²tn Heb “belt of skin” (i.e., one made from animal hide).

[1:8] ¹³tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:9] ¹⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:9] ¹⁵tn Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”

[1:9] ¹⁶tn Heb “to him.”

[1:9] ¹⁷tn Heb “he”; the referent (the captain) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:9] ¹⁸sn The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.

[1:9] ¹⁹tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).