2 Kings 4:33

4:33 He went in by himself and closed the door. ¹  Then he prayed to the Lord.

2 Kings 20:2

20:2 He turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

2 Kings 6:18

6:18 As they approached him, ²  Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike these people ³  with blindness.” ⁴  The Lord ⁵  struck them with blindness as Elisha requested. ⁶ 

2 Kings 6:17

6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that ⁷  the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

2 Kings 19:15

19:15 Hezekiah prayed before the Lord: “Lord God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubs! ⁸  You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky ⁹  and the earth.

2 Kings 19:20

19:20 Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I have heard your prayer concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria. ¹⁰ 

[4:33]  ¹ tn Heb “and closed the door behind the two of them.”

[6:18]  ² tn Heb “and they came down to him.”

[6:18]  ³ tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.

[6:18]  ⁴ tn On the basis of the Akkadian etymology of the word, M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 74) translate “blinding light.” HALOT 761 s.v. סַנְוֵרִים suggests the glosses “dazzling, deception.”

[6:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”

[6:17]  ³ tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”

[19:15]  ⁴ sn This refers to the cherub images that were above the ark of the covenant.

[19:15]  ⁵ tn Or “the heavens.”

[19:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “That which you prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.” The verb “I have heard” does not appear in the parallel passage in Isa 37:21, where אֲשֶׁר (’asher) probably has a causal sense, “because.”