2 Kings 2:24

2:24 When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. ¹  Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

2 Kings 7:16

7:16 Then the people went out and looted the Syrian camp. A seah ²  of finely milled flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, just as the Lord had said they would. ³ 

2 Kings 9:19

9:19 So he sent a second horseman out to them ⁴  and he said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” ⁵  Jehu replied, “None of your business! Follow me.”

2 Kings 10:9

10:9 In the morning he went out and stood there. Then he said to all the people, “You are innocent. I conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck down all of these men?

2 Kings 11:12

11:12 Jehoiada ⁶  led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. ⁷  They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. ⁸  They clapped their hands and cried out, “Long live the king!”

2 Kings 12:11

12:11 They would then hand over ⁹  the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen ¹⁰  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the Lord’s temple,

[2:24]  ¹ tn Heb “he cursed them in the name of the Lord.” A curse was a formal appeal to a higher authority (here the Lord) to vindicate one’s cause through judgment. As in chapter one, this account makes it clear that disrespect for the Lord’s designated spokesmen can be deadly, for it is ultimately rejection of the Lord’s authority.

[7:16]  ² sn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about 7 quarts.

[7:16]  ³ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord.”

[9:19]  ³ tn Heb “and he came to them.”

[9:19]  ⁴ tc The MT has simply “peace,” omitting the prefixed interrogative particle. It is likely that the particle has been accidentally omitted; several ancient witnesses include it or assume its presence.

[11:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:12]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term עֵדוּת (’edut) normally means “witness” or “testimony.” Here it probably refers to some tangible symbol of kingship, perhaps a piece of jewelry such as an amulet or neck chain. See the discussion in M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 128. Some suggest that a document is in view, perhaps a copy of the royal protocol or of the stipulations of the Davidic covenant. See HALOT 790-91 s.v. עֵדוּת.

[11:12]  ⁶ tn Or “they made him king and anointed him.”

[12:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “would give.”

[12:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “doers of the work.”