2 Kings 23:1

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23:1 The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem. ¹ 

2 Kings 22:20

22:20 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. ²  You will not have to witness ³  all the disaster I will bring on this place.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.

2 Kings 5:3

5:3 She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! ⁴  Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 22:4

22:4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him melt down ⁵  the silver that has been brought by the people to the Lord’s temple and has been collected by the guards at the door.

2 Kings 5:6-7

5:6 He brought the letter to king of Israel. It read: “This is a letter of introduction for my servant Naaman, ⁶  whom I have sent to be cured of his skin disease.” 5:7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? ⁷  Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!” ⁸ 

2 Kings 5:11

5:11 Naaman went away angry. He said, “Look, I thought for sure he would come out, stand there, invoke the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the area, and cure the skin disease.

[23:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and the king sent and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered to him.”

[22:20]  ² tn Heb “Therefore, look, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”

[22:20]  ³ tn Heb “your eyes will not see.”

[5:3]  ³ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[22:4]  ⁴ tc The MT has וְיַתֵּם (vÿyattem), “and let them add up” (Hiphil of תָּמָם [tammam], “be complete”), but the appearance of הִתִּיכוּ (hitikhu), “they melted down” (Hiphil of נָתַךְ [natakh], “pour out”) in v. 9 suggests that the verb form should be emended to וְיַתֵּךְ (vÿyattekh), “and let him melt down” (a Hiphil of נָתַךְ [natakh]). For a discussion of this and other options see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 281.

[5:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “and now when this letter comes to you, look, I have sent to you Naaman my servant.”

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “Am I God, killing and restoring life, that this one sends to me to cure a man from his skin disease?” In the Hebrew text this is one lengthy rhetorical question, which has been divided up in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[5:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “Indeed, know and see that he is seeking an occasion with respect to me.”