2 Kings 8:7

Elisha Meets with Hazael

8:7 Elisha traveled to Damascus while King Ben Hadad of Syria was sick. The king ¹  was told, “The prophet ²  has come here.”

2 Kings 13:4

13:4 Jehoahaz asked for the Lord’s mercy ³  and the Lord responded favorably, ⁴  for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria. ⁵ 

2 Kings 20:12

Messengers from Babylon Visit Hezekiah

20:12 At that time Merodach-Baladan ⁶  son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah was ill.

[8:7]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:7]  ² tn Heb “man of God” (also a second time in this verse and in v. 11).

[13:4]  ³ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord.”

[13:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the Lord heard.”

[13:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “for he saw the oppression of Israel, for the king of Syria oppressed them.”

[20:12]  ⁵ tc The MT has “Berodach-Baladan,” but several Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Latin witnesses agree with the parallel passage in Isa 39:1 and read “Merodach-Baladan.”