2 Kings 8:22

8:22 So Edom has remained free from Judah’s control to this very day. ¹  At that same time Libnah also rebelled.

2 Kings 13:5

13:5 The Lord provided a deliverer ²  for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. ³  The Israelites once more lived in security. ⁴ 

2 Kings 14:27

14:27 The Lord had not decreed that he would blot out Israel’s memory ⁵  from under heaven, ⁶  so he delivered them through Jeroboam son of Joash.

[8:22]  ¹ tn Heb “and Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah until this day.”

[13:5]  ² sn The identity of this unnamed “deliverer” is debated. For options see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 143.

[13:5]  ³ tn Heb “and they went from under the hand of Syria.”

[13:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as before.”

[14:27]  ³ tn Heb “name.”

[14:27]  ⁴ tn The phrase “from under heaven” adds emphasis to the verb “blot out” and suggest total annihilation. For other examples of the verb מָחָה (makhah), “blot out,” combined with “from under heaven,” see Exod 17:14; Deut 9:14; 25:19; 29:20.