2 Kings 6:21

6:21 When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “Should I strike them down, ¹  my master?” ² 

2 Kings 14:21

14:21 All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

2 Kings 24:9

24:9 He did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord as his ancestors had done.

[6:21]  ¹ tn Heb “Should I strike them down? I will strike them down.” In the Hebrew text the first person imperfect form is repeated; the first form has the interrogative he prefixed to it; the second does not. It is likely that the second form should be omitted as dittographic or that the first should be emended to an infinitive absolute.

[6:21]  ² tn Heb “my father.” The king addresses the prophet in this way to indicate his respect. See 2 Kgs 2:12.

[24:9]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”