2 Kings 2:3

2:3 Some members of the prophetic guild ¹  in Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the Lord is going to take your master from you?” ²  He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

2 Kings 2:5

2:5 Some members of the prophetic guild in Jericho approached Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the Lord is going to take your master from you?” He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

2 Kings 2:15

2:15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, ³  who were standing at a distance, ⁴  saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah ⁵  rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.

2 Kings 8:27

8:27 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of ⁶  the Lord, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family. ⁷ 

[2:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of the prophets.”

[2:3]  ² tn Heb “from your head.” The same expression occurs in v. 5.

[2:15]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[2:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, [who were standing] opposite, saw him and said.”

[2:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “the spirit of Elijah.”

[8:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[8:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for he was a relative by marriage of the house of Ahab.” For this use of חֲתַן (khatan), normally “son-in-law,” see HALOT 365 s.v. חָתָן. Ahab was Ahaziah’s grandfather on his mother’s side.