2 Kings 2:18

2:18 When they came back, Elisha ¹  was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”

2 Kings 1:18

1:18 The rest of the events of Ahaziah’s reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ² 

2 Kings 8:23

8:23 The rest of the events of Joram’s reign, including a record of his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. ³ 

2 Kings 10:34

10:34 The rest of the events of Jehu’s reign, including all his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ⁴ 

2 Kings 12:19

12:19 The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. ⁵ 

2 Kings 13:8

13:8 The rest of the events of Jehoahaz’s reign, including all his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ⁶ 

2 Kings 15:21

15:21 The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ⁷ 

2 Kings 20:19

20:19 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The Lord’s word which you have announced is appropriate.” ⁸  Then he added, ⁹  “At least there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.” ¹⁰ 

2 Kings 5:13

5:13 His servants approached and said to him, “O master, ¹¹  if the prophet had told you to do some difficult task, ¹²  you would have been willing to do it. ¹³  It seems you should be happy that he simply said, “Wash and you will be healed.” ¹⁴ 

2 Kings 6:11

6:11 This made the king of Syria upset. ¹⁵  So he summoned his advisers ¹⁶  and said to them, “One of us must be helping the king of Israel.” ¹⁷ 

2 Kings 13:12

13:12 The rest of the events of Joash’s ¹⁸  reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ¹⁹ 

2 Kings 18:22

18:22 Perhaps you will tell me, ‘We are trusting in the Lord our God.’ But Hezekiah is the one who eliminated his high places and altars and then told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem.’

2 Kings 6:32

6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. ²⁰  The king ²¹  sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, ²²  Elisha ²³  said to the leaders, ²⁴  “Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?” ²⁵  Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.” ²⁶ 

[2:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:18]  ² tn Heb “As for the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not recorded in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[8:23]  ³ tn Heb “As for the rest of the acts of Joram and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”

[10:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehu, and all which he did and all his strength, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[12:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Joash, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”

[13:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoahaz, and all which he did and his strength, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[15:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Menahem, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[20:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “good.”

[20:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “and he said.” Many English versions translate, “for he thought.” The verb אָמַר (’amar), “say,” is sometimes used of what one thinks (that is, says to oneself). Cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT.

[20:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Is it not [true] there will be peace and stability in my days?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Yes, there will be peace and stability.”

[5:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “my father,” reflecting the perspective of each individual servant. To address their master as “father” would emphasize his authority and express their respect. See BDB 3 s.v. אָב and the similar idiomatic use of “father” in 2 Kgs 2:12.

[5:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “a great thing.”

[5:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “would you not do [it]?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you would.”

[5:13]  ¹² tn Heb “How much more [when] he said, “Wash and be healed.” The second imperative (“be healed”) states the expected result of obeying the first (‘wash”).

[6:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the heart of the king of Syria was stirred up over this thing.”

[6:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “servants.”

[6:11]  ¹² tn Heb “Will you not tell me who among us [is] for the king of Israel?” The sarcastic rhetorical question expresses the king’s suspicion.

[13:12]  ¹¹ sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

[13:12]  ¹² tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Joash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[6:32]  ¹² tn Heb “and the elders were sitting with him.”

[6:32]  ¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “sent a man from before him, before the messenger came to him.”

[6:32]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “elders.”

[6:32]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Do you see that this son of an assassin has sent to remove my head?”

[6:32]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”