2 Kings 2:10

2:10 Elijah ¹  replied, “That’s a difficult request! ²  If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.”

2 Kings 4:3

4:3 He said, “Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. ³  Get as many as you can. ⁴ 

2 Kings 6:5

6:5 As one of them was felling a log, the ax head ⁵  dropped into the water. He shouted, “Oh no, ⁶  my master! It was borrowed!”

[2:10]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:10]  ² tn Heb “You have made difficult [your] request.”

[4:3]  ³ tn Heb “Go, ask for containers from outside, from all your neighbors, empty containers.”

[4:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “Do not borrow just a few.”

[6:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “iron.”

[6:5]  ⁶ tn Or “ah.”