2 Kings 4:9-10

4:9 She said to her husband, “Look, I’m sure ¹  that the man who regularly passes through here is a very special prophet. ²  4:10 Let’s make a small private upper room ³  and furnish it with ⁴  a bed, table, chair, and lamp. When he visits us, he can stay there.”

2 Kings 4:22-23

4:22 She called to her husband, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so I can go see the prophet quickly and then return.” 4:23 He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon ⁵  or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.” ⁶ 

[4:9]  ¹ tn Heb “I know.”

[4:9]  ² tn Heb “holy man of God.”

[4:10]  ³ tn Heb “a small upper room of a wall”; according to HALOT 832 s.v. עֲלִיָּה, this refers to “a fully walled upper room.”

[4:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and let’s put there for him.”

[4:23]  ⁵ sn The new moon was a time of sacrifice and special feasts (Num 28:14; 1 Sam 20:5). Apparently it was a convenient time to visit a prophet. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.

[4:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “peace.”