2 Kings 8:19

8:19 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah. He preserved Judah for the sake of ¹  his servant David to whom he had promised a perpetual dynasty. ² 

2 Kings 9:20

9:20 The watchman reported, “He reached them, but hasn’t started back. The one who drives the lead chariot drives like Jehu son of Nimshi; ³  he drives recklessly.”

2 Kings 18:20

18:20 Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. ⁴  In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel against me?

2 Kings 18:25

18:25 Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March ⁵  up against this land and destroy it.’”’” ⁶ 

2 Kings 24:3

24:3 Just as the Lord had announced, he rejected Judah because of all the sins which Manasseh had committed. ⁷ 

[8:19]  ¹ tn The Hebrew has only one sentence, “and the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah for the sake of.” The translation divides it for the sake of clarity.

[8:19]  ² tn Heb “just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” The metaphorical “lamp” symbolizes the Davidic dynasty; this is reflected in the translation.

[9:20]  ³ tn Heb “and the driving is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi.”

[18:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “you say only a word of lips, counsel and might for battle.” Sennacherib’s message appears to be in broken Hebrew at this point. The phrase “word of lips” refers to mere or empty talk in Prov 14:23.

[18:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “Go.”

[18:25]  ⁸ sn In v. 25 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 22. He claims that Hezekiah has offended the Lord and that the Lord has commissioned Assyria as his instrument of discipline and judgment.

[24:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “Certainly according to the word of the Lord this happened against Judah, to remove [them] from his face because of the sins of Manasseh according to all which he did.”