2 Kings 23:14

23:14 He smashed the sacred pillars to bits, cut down the Asherah pole, and filled those shrines ¹  with human bones.

2 Kings 6:1-2

Elisha Makes an Ax Head Float

6:1 Some of the prophets ²  said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you ³  is too cramped ⁴  for us. 6:2 Let’s go to the Jordan. Each of us will get a log from there and we will build a meeting place for ourselves there.” He said, “Go.”

2 Kings 6:6

6:6 The prophet ⁵  asked, “Where did it drop in?” When he showed him the spot, Elisha ⁶  cut off a branch, threw it in at that spot, and made the ax head float.

2 Kings 6:8-10

Elisha Defeats an Army

6:8 Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said, “Invade ⁷  at such and such ⁸  a place.” 6:9 But the prophet sent this message to the king of Israel, “Make sure you don’t pass through this place because Syria is invading there.” 6:10 So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it ⁹  to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions. ¹⁰ 

2 Kings 18:25

18:25 Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March ¹¹  up against this land and destroy it.’”’” ¹² 

2 Kings 22:17

22:17 This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices ¹³  to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. ¹⁴  My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”

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.

2 Kings 22:16

22:16 “This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on this place and its residents, the details of which are recorded in the scroll which the king of Judah has read. ¹⁵ 

2 Kings 22:19-20

22:19 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit ¹⁶  and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. ¹⁷  You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the Lord. 22:20 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. ¹⁸  You will not have to witness ¹⁹  all the disaster I will bring on this place.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.

[23:14]  ¹ tn Heb “their places.”

[6:1]  ² tn Heb “the sons of the prophets.”

[6:1]  ³ tn Heb “sit before you.”

[6:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “narrow, tight.”

[6:6]  ³ tn Heb “man of God” (also in v. 9).

[6:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:8]  ⁴ tc The verb form used here is difficult to analyze. On the basis of the form נְחִתִּים (nÿkhitim) in v. 9 from the root נָחַת (nakhat), it is probably best to emend the verb to תִּנְחְתוּ (tinkhÿtu; a Qal imperfect form from the same root). The verb נָחַת in at least two other instances carries the nuance “go down, descend” in a military context. For a defense of this view, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 72.

[6:8]  ⁵ sn The advisers would have mentioned a specific location, but the details are not significant to the narrator’s purpose, so he simply paraphrases here.

[6:10]  ⁵ tn The vav + perfect here indicates action contemporary with the preceding main verb (“sent”). See IBHS 533-34 §32.2.3e.

[6:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God spoke to him, and he warned it and he guarded himself there, not once and not twice.”

[18:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “Go.”

[18:25]  ⁷ sn In v. 25 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 22. He claims that Hezekiah has offended the Lord and that the Lord has commissioned Assyria as his instrument of discipline and judgment.

[22:17]  ⁷ tn Or “burned incense.”

[22:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The translation assumes that this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods,” as well as 19:18). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”

[22:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “all the words of the scroll which the king of Judah has read.”

[22:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “Because your heart was tender.”

[22:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “how I said concerning this place and its residents to become [an object of] horror and [an example of] a curse.” The final phrase (“horror and a curse”) refers to Judah becoming a prime example of an accursed people. In curse formulations they would be held up as a prime example of divine judgment. For an example of such a curse, see Jer 29:22.

[22:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Therefore, look, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”

[22:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your eyes will not see.”