2 Kings 2:2

2:2 Elijah told Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” ¹  But Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

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. ² 

2 Kings 11:18

11:18 All the people of the land went and demolished ³  the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols ⁴  to bits. ⁵  They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest ⁶  then placed guards at the Lord’s temple.

2 Kings 12:4

12:4 Jehoash said to the priests, “I place at your disposal ⁷  all the consecrated silver that has been brought to the Lord’s temple, including the silver collected from the census tax, ⁸  the silver received from those who have made vows, ⁹  and all the silver that people have voluntarily contributed to the Lord’s temple. ¹⁰ 

2 Kings 12:9

12:9 Jehoiada the priest took a chest and drilled a hole in its lid. He placed it on the right side of the altar near the entrance of ¹¹  the Lord’s temple. The priests who guarded the entrance would put into it all the silver brought to the Lord’s temple.

2 Kings 12:11

12:11 They would then hand over ¹²  the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen ¹³  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the Lord’s temple,

2 Kings 12:13

12:13 The silver brought to the Lord’s temple was not used for silver bowls, trimming shears, basins, trumpets, or any kind of gold or silver implements.

2 Kings 14:14

14:14 He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace, and some hostages. ¹⁴  Then he went back to Samaria. ¹⁵ 

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2 Kings 24:13

24:13 Nebuchadnezzar ¹⁶  took from there all the riches in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace. He removed all the gold items which King Solomon of Israel had made for the Lord’s temple, just as the Lord had warned.

[2:2]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[10:21]  ² tn Heb “and the house of Baal was filled mouth to mouth.”

[11:18]  ³ tn Or “tore down.”

[11:18]  ⁴ tn Or “images.”

[11:18]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew construction translated “smashed…to bits” is emphatic. The adverbial infinitive absolute (הֵיטֵב [hetev], “well”) accompanying the Piel form of the verb שָׁבַר (shavar), “break,” suggests thorough demolition.

[11:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “the priest.” Jehoiada’s name is added for clarification.

[12:4]  ⁴ tn The words “I place at your disposal” are added in the translation for clarification.

[12:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “the silver of passing over a man.” The precise meaning of the phrase is debated, but עָבַר (’avar), “pass over,” probably refers here to counting, suggesting the reference is to a census conducted for taxation purposes. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 137.

[12:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “the silver of persons, his valuation.” The precise meaning of the phrase is uncertain, but parallels in Lev 27 suggest that personal vows are referred to here. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 137.

[12:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “all the silver which goes up on the heart of a man to bring to the house of the Lord.”

[12:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “on the right side of the altar as a man enters.”

[12:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “would give.”

[12:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “doers of the work.”

[14:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “the sons of the pledges.”

[14:14]  ⁸ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[24:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nebuchadnezzar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.