2 Kings 7:9

7:9 Then they said to one another, “It’s not right what we’re doing! This is a day to celebrate, but we haven’t told anyone. ¹  If we wait until dawn, ²  we’ll be punished. ³  So come on, let’s go and inform the royal palace.”

2 Kings 10:5

10:5 So the palace supervisor, ⁴  the city commissioner, ⁵  the leaders, ⁶  and the guardians sent this message to Jehu, “We are your subjects! ⁷  Whatever you say, we will do. We will not make anyone king. Do what you consider proper.” ⁸ 

2 Kings 10:13

10:13 Jehu encountered ⁹  the relatives ¹⁰  of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are Ahaziah’s relatives. We have come down to see how ¹¹  the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons are doing.”

2 Kings 18:26

18:26 Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the chief adviser, “Speak to your servants in Aramaic, ¹²  for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Judahite dialect ¹³  in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

[7:9]  ¹ tn Heb “this day is a day of good news and we are keeping silent.”

[7:9]  ² tn Heb “the light of the morning.”

[7:9]  ³ tn Heb “punishment will find us.”

[10:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “the one who was over the house.”

[10:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one who was over the city.”

[10:5]  ⁶ tn Or “elders.”

[10:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “servants.”

[10:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “Do what is good in your eyes.”

[10:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “found.”

[10:13]  ⁸ tn Or “brothers.”

[10:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “for the peace of.”

[18:26]  ¹⁰ sn Aramaic was the diplomatic language of the empire.

[18:26]  ¹¹ tn Or “Hebrew.”