2 Kings 7:14

7:14 So they picked two horsemen and the king sent them out to track the Syrian army. ¹  He ordered them, “Go and find out what’s going on.” ² 

2 Kings 1:14

1:14 Indeed, ³  fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. ⁴  So now, please have respect for my life.”

2 Kings 10:4

10:4 They were absolutely terrified ⁵  and said, “Look, two kings could not stop him! ⁶  How can we?” ⁷ 

2 Kings 10:8

10:8 The messenger came and told Jehu, ⁸  “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Jehu ⁹  said, “Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.”

2 Kings 4:1

Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons

4:1 Now a wife of one of the prophets ¹⁰  appealed ¹¹  to Elisha for help, saying, “Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the Lord. ¹²  Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.”

2 Kings 5:22-23

5:22 He answered, “Everything is fine. ¹³  My master sent me with this message, ‘Look, two servants of the prophets just arrived from the Ephraimite hill country. ¹⁴  Please give them a talent ¹⁵  of silver and two suits of clothes.’” 5:23 Naaman said, “Please accept two talents of silver. ¹⁶  He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi. ¹⁷ 

2 Kings 9:19

9:19 So he sent a second horseman out to them ¹⁸  and he said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” ¹⁹  Jehu replied, “None of your business! Follow me.”

2 Kings 17:16

17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, ²⁰  and worshiped ²¹  Baal.

[7:14]  ¹ tn Heb “and the king sent [them] after the Syrian camp.”

[7:14]  ² tn Heb “Go and see.”

[1:14]  ³ tn Heb “look.”

[1:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “their fifty.”

[10:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “they were very, very afraid.” The term מְאֹד (me’od) “very,” is repeated for emphasis.

[10:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not stand before him.”

[10:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “How can we stand?”

[10:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “a wife from among the wives of the sons of the prophets.”

[4:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “cried out.”

[4:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your servant feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.

[5:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “peace.”

[5:22]  ¹² tn Heb “Look now, here, two servants came to me from the Ephraimite hill country, from the sons of the prophets.”

[5:22]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 75 pounds of silver (cf. NCV, NLT, CEV).

[5:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “Be resolved and accept two talents.”

[5:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “before him.”

[9:19]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and he came to them.”

[9:19]  ¹⁶ tc The MT has simply “peace,” omitting the prefixed interrogative particle. It is likely that the particle has been accidentally omitted; several ancient witnesses include it or assume its presence.

[17:16]  ¹⁷ tn The phrase כָל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (khol tsÿva’ hashamayim), traditionally translated “all the host of heaven,” refers to the heavenly lights, including stars and planets. In 1 Kgs 22:19 these heavenly bodies are pictured as members of the Lord’s royal court or assembly, but many other texts view them as the illegitimate objects of pagan and Israelite worship.

[17:16]  ¹⁸ tn Or “served.”