2 Kings 4:13

4:13 Elisha said to Gehazi, ¹  “Tell her, ‘Look, you have treated us with such great respect. ²  What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you with the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied, “I’m quite secure.” ³ 

2 Kings 25:19

25:19 From the city he took a eunuch who was in charge of the soldiers, five ⁴  of the king’s advisers ⁵  who were discovered in the city, an official army secretary who drafted citizens ⁶  for military service, and sixty citizens from the people of the land who were discovered in the city.

[4:13]  ¹ tn Heb “he said to him.”

[4:13]  ² tn Heb “you have turned trembling to us with all this trembling.” The exaggerated language is probably idiomatic. The point seems to be that she has taken great pains or gone out of her way to be kind to them. Her concern was a sign of her respect for the prophetic office.

[4:13]  ³ tn Heb “Among my people I am living.” This answer suggests that she has security within the context of her family.

[25:19]  ⁴ tn The parallel passage in Jer 52:25 has “seven.”

[25:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “five seers of the king’s face.”

[25:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “the people of the land.”