2 Kings 5:26

5:26 Elisha ¹  replied, “I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. ²  This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants. ³ 

2 Kings 6:11

6:11 This made the king of Syria upset. ⁴  So he summoned his advisers ⁵  and said to them, “One of us must be helping the king of Israel.” ⁶ 

2 Kings 12:4

12:4 Jehoash said to the priests, “I place at your disposal ⁷  all the consecrated silver that has been brought to the Lord’s temple, including the silver collected from the census tax, ⁸  the silver received from those who have made vows, ⁹  and all the silver that people have voluntarily contributed to the Lord’s temple. ¹⁰ 

[5:26]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:26]  ² tn Heb “Did not my heart go as a man turned from his chariot to meet you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes that he was indeed present in “heart” (or “spirit”) and was very much aware of what Gehazi had done. In the MT the interrogative particle has been accidentally omitted before the negative particle.

[5:26]  ³ tn In the MT the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is this the time…?” It expects an emphatic negative response.

[6:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the heart of the king of Syria was stirred up over this thing.”

[6:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “servants.”

[6:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “Will you not tell me who among us [is] for the king of Israel?” The sarcastic rhetorical question expresses the king’s suspicion.

[12:4]  ⁷ tn The words “I place at your disposal” are added in the translation for clarification.

[12:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “the silver of passing over a man.” The precise meaning of the phrase is debated, but עָבַר (’avar), “pass over,” probably refers here to counting, suggesting the reference is to a census conducted for taxation purposes. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 137.

[12:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “the silver of persons, his valuation.” The precise meaning of the phrase is uncertain, but parallels in Lev 27 suggest that personal vows are referred to here. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 137.

[12:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all the silver which goes up on the heart of a man to bring to the house of the Lord.”