2 Kings 5:3

5:3 She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! ¹  Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 8:22

8:22 So Edom has remained free from Judah’s control to this very day. ²  At that same time Libnah also rebelled.

2 Kings 12:17

12:17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked ³  Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem. ⁴ 

2 Kings 14:8

14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel. He said, “Come, let’s meet face to face.” ⁵ 

2 Kings 16:5

16:5 At that time King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem. ⁶  They besieged Ahaz, ⁷  but were unable to conquer him. ⁸ 

2 Kings 13:19

13:19 The prophet ⁹  got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! ¹⁰  But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.”

2 Kings 15:16

15:16 At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender. ¹¹  He even ripped open the pregnant women.

[5:3]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[8:22]  ² tn Heb “and Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah until this day.”

[12:17]  ³ tn Heb “went up and fought against.”

[12:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.”

[14:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “let us look at each other [in the] face.” The expression refers here to meeting in battle. See v. 11.

[16:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up to Jerusalem for battle.”

[16:5]  ⁶ tn That is, Jerusalem, Ahaz’s capital city.

[16:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “they were unable to fight.” The object must be supplied from the preceding sentence. Elsewhere when the Niphal infinitive of לָחָם (lakham) follows the verb יָכֹל (yakhol), the infinitive appears to have the force of “prevail against.” See Num 22:11; 1 Sam 17:9; and the parallel passage in Isa 7:1.

[13:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “man of God.”

[13:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “[It was necessary] to strike five or six times, then you would strike down Syria until destruction.” On the syntax of the infinitive construct, see GKC 349 §114.k.

[15:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders from Tirzah, for it would not open, and he attacked.”