2 Kings 3:2

3:2 He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

2 Kings 3:24

3:24 When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites ²  thoroughly defeated ³  Moab.

2 Kings 6:6

6:6 The prophet ⁴  asked, “Where did it drop in?” When he showed him the spot, Elisha ⁵  cut off a branch, threw it in at that spot, and made the ax head float.

2 Kings 10:8

10:8 The messenger came and told Jehu, ⁶  “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Jehu ⁷  said, “Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.”

2 Kings 15:16

15:16 At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender. ⁸  He even ripped open the pregnant women.

2 Kings 15:30

15:30 Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He assassinated him ⁹  and took his place as king, in the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 20:3

20:3 “Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you ¹⁰  faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, ¹¹  and how I have carried out your will.” ¹²  Then Hezekiah wept bitterly. ¹³ 

2 Kings 22:4

22:4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him melt down ¹⁴  the silver that has been brought by the people to the Lord’s temple and has been collected by the guards at the door.

[3:2]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[3:24]  ² tn Heb “they.”

[3:24]  ³ tc The consonantal text (Kethib) suggests, “and they went, striking down,” but the marginal reading (Qere) is “they struck down, striking down.” For a discussion of the textual problem, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 46.

[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.

[10:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders from Tirzah, for it would not open, and he attacked.”

[15:30]  ⁶ tn Heb “and struck him down and killed him.”

[20:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “walked before you.” For a helpful discussion of the background and meaning of this Hebrew idiom, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 254.

[20:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “and with a complete heart.”

[20:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “and that which is good in your eyes I have done.”

[20:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “wept with great weeping.”

[22:4]  ⁸ 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.