2 Kings 2:19

Elisha Demonstrates His Authority

2:19 The men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, the city has a good location, as our ¹  master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.” ² 

2 Kings 6:5

6:5 As one of them was felling a log, the ax head ³  dropped into the water. He shouted, “Oh no, ⁴  my master! It was borrowed!”

2 Kings 4:41

4:41 He said, “Get some flour.” Then he threw it into the pot and said, “Now pour some out for the men so they may eat.” ⁵  There was no longer anything harmful in the pot.

2 Kings 19:7

19:7 Look, I will take control of his mind; ⁶  he will receive ⁷  a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down ⁸  with a sword in his own land.”’”

[2:19]  ¹ tn Heb “my.”

[2:19]  ² tn Heb “miscarries” or “is barren.”

[6:5]  ³ tn Heb “iron.”

[6:5]  ⁴ tn Or “ah.”

[4:41]  ⁵ tn Or “and let them eat.”

[19:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “I will put in him a spirit.” The precise sense of רוּחַ (ruakh), “spirit,” is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a spiritual being who will take control of his mind (see 1 Kgs 22:19), or it could refer to a disposition of concern and fear. In either case the Lord’s sovereignty over the king is apparent.

[19:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “hear.”

[19:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “cause him to fall,” that is, “kill him.”