2 Kings 5:1

Elisha Heals a Syrian General

5:1 Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria’s army, was esteemed and respected by his master, ¹  for through him the Lord had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease. ² 

2 Kings 20:17

20:17 ‘Look, a time is ³  coming when everything in your palace and the things your ancestors have accumulated to this day will be carried away to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.

2 Kings 23:4

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, ⁴  and the guards ⁵  to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of ⁶  Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. ⁷  The king ⁸  burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces ⁹  of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. ¹⁰ 

[5:1]  ¹ tn Heb “was a great man before his master and lifted up with respect to the face.”

[5:1]  ² tn For a discussion of מְצֹרָע (mÿtsora’), traditionally translated “leprous,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 63. Naaman probably had a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy/Hansen’s disease.

[20:17]  ³ tn Heb “days are.”

[23:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

[23:4]  ⁶ tn Or “doorkeepers.”

[23:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “for.”

[23:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

[23:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:4]  ¹⁰ tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

[23:4]  ¹¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.