2 Kings 3:11

3:11 Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here that we might seek the Lord’s direction?” ¹  One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.” ² 

2 Kings 3:1

Moab Fights with Israel

3:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; ³  he ruled for twelve years.

2 Kings 18:1

Hezekiah Becomes King of Judah

18:1 In the third year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became king over Judah.

2 Kings 19:3

19:3 “This is what Hezekiah says: ⁴  ‘This is a day of distress, insults, ⁵  and humiliation, ⁶  as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. ⁷ 

Acts 13:5

13:5 When ⁸  they arrived ⁹  in Salamis, ¹⁰  they began to proclaim ¹¹  the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. ¹²  (Now they also had John ¹³  as their assistant.) ¹⁴ 

[3:11]  ¹ tn Heb “that we might inquire of the Lord through him?”

[3:11]  ² tn Heb “who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” This refers to one of the typical tasks of a servant.

[3:1]  ³ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[19:3]  ⁴ tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him.”

[19:3]  ⁵ tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.”

[19:3]  ⁶ tn Or “contempt.”

[19:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.”

[13:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[13:5]  ⁹ tn The participle γενόμενοι (genomenoi) is taken temporally.

[13:5]  ¹⁰ sn Salamis was a city on the southeastern coast of the island of Cyprus. This was a commercial center and a center of Judaism.

[13:5]  ¹¹ tn The imperfect verb κατήγγελλον (kathngellon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[13:5]  ¹² sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.

[13:5]  ¹³ sn John refers here to John Mark (see Acts 12:25).

[13:5]  ¹⁴ tn The word ὑπηρέτης (Juphreth") usually has the meaning “servant,” but it is doubtful John Mark fulfilled that capacity for Barnabas and Saul. He was more likely an apprentice or assistant to them.