2 Kings 6:11

6:11 This made the king of Syria upset. ¹  So he summoned his advisers ²  and said to them, “One of us must be helping the king of Israel.” ³ 

2 Kings 11:8

11:8 You must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes.” ⁴ 

2 Kings 16:17

16:17 King Ahaz took off the frames of the movable stands, and removed the basins from them. He took “The Sea” ⁵  down from the bronze bulls that supported it ⁶  and put it on the pavement.

2 Kings 21:13

21:13 I will destroy Jerusalem the same way I did Samaria ⁷  and the dynasty of Ahab. ⁸  I will wipe Jerusalem clean, just as one wipes a plate on both sides. ⁹ 

[6:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and the heart of the king of Syria was stirred up over this thing.”

[6:11]  ² tn Heb “servants.”

[6:11]  ³ 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.

[11:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and be with the king in his going out and in his coming in.”

[16:17]  ⁷ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

[16:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “that [were] under it.”

[21:13]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[21:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of the house of Ahab.” The measuring line and plumb line are normally used in building a structure, not tearing it down. But here they are used ironically as metaphors of judgment, emphasizing that he will give careful attention to the task of judgment.

[21:13]  ¹² tn Heb “just as one wipes a plate, wiping and turning [it] on its face.” The word picture emphasizes how thoroughly the Lord will judge the city.