2 Kings 4:17
Context4:17 The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.
2 Kings 4:16
Context4:16 He said, “About this time next year 1 you will be holding a son.” She said, “No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!”
2 Kings 7:1
Context7:1 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord says, ‘About this time tomorrow a seah 2 of finely milled flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.’”
2 Kings 7:18
Context7:18 The prophet told the king, “Two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of finely milled flour for a shekel; this will happen about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria.”
2 Kings 10:6
Context10:6 He wrote them a second letter, saying, “If you are really on my side and are willing to obey me, 3 then take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me in Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” 4 Now the king had seventy sons, and the prominent 5 men of the city were raising them.


[4:16] 1 tn Heb “at this appointed time, at the time [when it is] reviving.” For a discussion of the second phrase see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.
[7:1] 1 sn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about 7 quarts.
[10:6] 1 tn Heb “If you are mine and you are listening to my voice.”
[10:6] 2 sn Jehu’s command is intentionally vague. Does he mean that they should bring the guardians (those who are “heads” over Ahab’s sons) for a meeting, or does he mean that they should bring the literal heads of Ahab’s sons with them? (So LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and some
[10:6] 3 tn Heb “great,” probably in wealth, position, and prestige.