2 Kings 19:5

19:5 When King Hezekiah’s servants came to Isaiah,

2 Kings 9:7

9:7 You will destroy the family of your master Ahab. ¹  I will get revenge against Jezebel for the shed blood of my servants the prophets and for the shed blood of all the Lord’s servants. ² 

2 Kings 21:23

21:23 Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.

2 Kings 10:22

10:22 Jehu ordered the one who was in charge of the wardrobe, ³  “Bring out robes for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out robes for them.

2 Kings 19:34

19:34 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’” ⁴ 

2 Kings 24:10

24:10 At that time the generals ⁵  of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched to Jerusalem and besieged the city. ⁶ 

2 Kings 18:24

18:24 Certainly you will not refuse one of my master’s minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen. ⁷ 

2 Kings 5:6

5:6 He brought the letter to king of Israel. It read: “This is a letter of introduction for my servant Naaman, ⁸  whom I have sent to be cured of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 9:11

9:11 When Jehu rejoined ⁹  his master’s servants, they ¹⁰  asked him, “Is everything all right? ¹¹  Why did this madman visit you?” He replied, “Ah, it’s not important. You know what kind of man he is and the kinds of things he says.” ¹² 

2 Kings 10:21

10:21 Jehu sent invitations throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; not one was absent. They arrived at the temple of Baal and filled it up from end to end. ¹³ 

2 Kings 10:23

10:23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu ¹⁴  said to the servants of Baal, “Make sure there are no servants of the Lord here with you; there must be only servants of Baal.” ¹⁵ 

2 Kings 17:13

17:13 The Lord solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers, “Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.” ¹⁶ 

2 Kings 20:6

20:6 I will add fifteen years to your life and rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will shield this city for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’” ¹⁷ 

2 Kings 21:8

21:8 I will not make Israel again leave the land I gave to their ancestors, ¹⁸  provided that they carefully obey all I commanded them, the whole law my servant Moses ordered them to obey.”

2 Kings 10:19

10:19 So now, bring to me all the prophets of Baal, as well as all his servants and priests. ¹⁹  None of them must be absent, for I am offering a great sacrifice to Baal. Any of them who fail to appear will lose their lives.” But Jehu was tricking them ²⁰  so he could destroy the servants of Baal.

[9:7]  ¹ tn Or “strike down the house of Ahab your master.”

[9:7]  ² tn Heb “I will avenge the shed blood of my servants the prophets and the shed blood of all the servants of the Lord from the hand of Jezebel.”

[10:22]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said to the one who was over the wardrobe.”

[19:34]  ¹ tn Heb “for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.”

[24:10]  ¹ tn Heb “servants.”

[24:10]  ² tn Heb “went up [to] Jerusalem and the city entered into siege.”

[18:24]  ¹ tn Heb “How can you turn back the face of an official [from among] the least of my master’s servants and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?” In vv. 23-24 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 21. His reasoning seems to be as follows: “In your weakened condition you obviously need military strength. Agree to the king’s terms and I will personally give you more horses than you are capable of outfitting. If I, a mere minor official, am capable of giving you such military might, just think what power the king has. There is no way the Egyptians can match our strength. It makes much better sense to deal with us.”

[5:6]  ¹ tn Heb “and now when this letter comes to you, look, I have sent to you Naaman my servant.”

[9:11]  ¹ tn Heb “went out to.”

[9:11]  ² tc The MT has the singular, “he said,” but many witnesses correctly read the plural.

[9:11]  ³ tn Heb “Is there peace?”

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “He said, ‘You, you know the man and his thoughts.’” Jehu tries to deflect their question by reminding them that the man is an eccentric individual who says strange things. His reply suggests that the man said nothing of importance. The translation seeks to bring out the tone and intent of Jehu’s reply.

[10:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and the house of Baal was filled mouth to mouth.”

[10:23]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:23]  ² tn Heb “Search carefully and observe so that there are not here with you any servants of the Lord, only the servants of Baal.”

[17:13]  ¹ tn Heb “obey my commandments and rules according to all the law which I commanded your fathers and which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets.”

[20:6]  ¹ tn Heb “for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.”

[21:8]  ¹ tn Heb “I will not again make the feet of Israel wander from the land which I gave to their fathers.”

[10:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and now, all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests summon to me.”

[10:19]  ² tn Heb “acted with deception [or, ‘trickery’].”