2 Kings 3:17

3:17 for this is what the Lord says, ‘You will not feel ¹  any wind or see any rain, but this valley will be full of water and you and your cattle and animals will drink.’

2 Kings 3:25

3:25 They tore down the cities and each man threw a stone into every cultivated field until they were covered. ²  They stopped up every spring and chopped down every productive tree.

Only Kir Hareseth was left intact, ³  but the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.

2 Kings 7:2

7:2 An officer who was the king’s right-hand man ⁴  responded to the prophet, ⁵  “Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” ⁶  Elisha ⁷  said, “Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!” ⁸ 

2 Kings 7:19

7:19 But the officer replied to the prophet, “Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” ⁹  Elisha ¹⁰  said, “Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!” ¹¹ 

[3:17]  ¹ tn Heb “see.”

[3:25]  ² tn Heb “and [on] every good portion they were throwing each man his stone and they filled it.” The vav + perfect (“and they filled”) here indicates customary action contemporary with the situation described in the preceding main clause (where a customary imperfect is used, “they were throwing”). See the note at 3:4.

[3:25]  ³ tn Heb “until he had allowed its stones to remain in Kir Hareseth.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “the officer on whose hand the king leans.”

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “man of God.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord was making holes in the sky, could this thing be?” Opening holes in the sky would allow the waters stored up there to pour to the earth and assure a good crop. But, the officer argues, even if this were to happen, it would take a long time to grow and harvest the crop.

[7:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “you will not eat from there.”

[7:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord was making holes in the sky, could this thing be?” See the note at 7:2.

[7:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “you will not eat from there.”