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front:intro	nv2v				0	# Introduction to 2 Kings\n\n## Part 1: General Introduction\n\n### Outline of 2 Kings\n\n1. The prophets Elijah and Elisha (1:1–8:15)\n    * Elijah brings Yahweh’s judgment onto King Ahaziah (1:1–18)\n    * Elijah goes to heaven and Elisha replaces him (2:1–25)\n    * Elisha defends the northern kingdom against Moab (3:1–27)\n    * Elisha performs various miracles (4:1–44)\n    * Elisha heals Naaman the Syrian (5:1–27)\n    * Elisha acts in time of war against Syria (6:1–7:20)\n    * Elisha’s reputation and prophecy about Hazael (8:1–15)\n1. The history of Judah and Israel from Kings Jehoram and Joram to the fall of Israel (8:16–17:41)\n1. The history of Judah from King Hezekiah to the fall of Judah (18:1–25:30)\n\n### What are the Books of 1 and 2 Kings about?\n\nThese books are about what happened to the people of Israel, from the time of King Solomon to the time both the northern and southern kingdoms were destroyed. These books describe how Israel split into two kingdoms after Solomon died. It also tells about all the kings that ruled over each kingdom after Solomon died.\n\nIn the southern kingdom, some kings did what Yahweh judged to be right. For example, King Josiah repaired the temple and reformed the worship of Yahweh. He responded to the high priest finding a copy of the Law of Yahweh in Jerusalem ([2 Kings 22–23](../../2ki/22/01.md)). However, all of the kings of the northern kingdom were wicked.\n\nThe Assyrians destroyed the northern kingdom in 722 B.C. The Babylonians destroyed the southern kingdom in 586 B.C.\n\n### How should the title of this book be translated?\n\nThe Books of 1 and 2 Kings were originally one book in Hebrew. They were separated into two books when translated into Greek. Translators might choose more meaningful titles such as “The First Book about the Kings” and “The Second Book about the Kings.”\n\n## Part 2: Important Religious and Cultural Concepts\n\n### What is the purpose of 1 and 2 Kings?\n\nThese books were probably finished during the exile, after the Babylonians had destroyed the temple. They show how being faithful to Yahweh results in his blessing and prospering his people. Worshipping idols and not being faithful result in their being punished and destroyed.\n\n## Part 3: Important Translation Issues\n\n### Why do the Books of 1 and 2 Kings refer to someone being addressed indirectly?\n\nIn the Bible, people often referred to themselves as “your servant” when speaking to anyone in a superior position to themselves. Indirectly addressing people in this way was intended to honor the one addressed. English sometimes uses the address “sir” in this way. But a translator should use whatever expressions that are natural in the project language in order to honor someone in a superior position.\n\n### What does the king “did what was right (or) evil in the eyes of Yahweh” mean?\n\nThe writer repeats this kind of expression throughout the Books of 1 and 2 Kings. Here “in the eyes of Yahweh” represents what Yahweh thinks about someone. If a king was faithful and obeyed the covenant, he did what was right according to Yahweh. If he was not faithful and disobeyed the covenant, he did what was evil according to Yahweh.\n\n### What is the meaning of the term “Israel”?\n\nThe name “Israel” is used in many different ways in the Bible. Jacob was the son of Isaac. God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. The descendants of Jacob became a nation also called Israel. Eventually, the nation of Israel split into two kingdoms. The northern kingdom was named Israel. The southern kingdom was named Judah. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]])\n\n### What does the phrase “to this day” mean?\n\nThis phrase was used by the narrator to refer to the time when he was writing. The translator should be aware that “to this day” refers to a time already passed. The translator might decide to say, “to this day, at the time when this is being written,” or, “to this day, at the time of writing.” This Hebrew phrase occurs in 2 Kings 2:22; 8:22; 10:27; 14:7; 16:6; 17:23, 34, 41.\n\n### Can I translate 2 Kings before 1 Kings?\n\nThe Book of 1 Kings should be translated before 2 Kings, since 2 Kings continues from where 1 Kings ends.
1:intro	t6cl				0	# 2 Kings 1 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\n2 Kings is a continuation of 1 Kings.\n\nThe story of Elijah continues in this chapter.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### God’s sovereignty\nGod is in control of the future. King Ahaziah sent messengers to ask the Philistine god if he would recover from his fall, but this god does not know the future. Because he asked another god instead of Yahweh, Elijah sent the messengers to tell Ahaziah that he would not recover. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Rhetorical question\n\nElijah rebuked the king with a rhetorical question: “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1:1	ip77			Moab rebelled	0	Alternate translation: “The people who lived in Moab rebelled”
1:2	qdg9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the lattice in his upper chamber	0	The upper room was built on the roof of the palace. The lattice was made of thin boards decoratively crossed over one another to form a balcony or window covering. Alternate translation: “the wooden boards around the flat roof of his palace”
1:2	n4u5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Baal-Zebub	0	
1:3	xk53			Yahweh	0	This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
1:3	vu6l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the Tishbite	0	This refers to someone from the city of Tishbe.
1:3	sql3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to consult with Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?	0	This rhetorical question is asked as a rebuke for consulting Baal-Zebub. This is irony because they are definitely aware of the God of Israel. Alternate translation: “You fools! You know there is a God in Israel, but you were acting as though you did not know when you sent men to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron!” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
1:3	ns1x			consult with Baal-Zebub	0	The word “consult” means to get the opinion of someone about a question.
1:4	hs1g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Therefore Yahweh says	0	This is Yahweh’s message to King Ahaziah. Alternate translation: “Therefore Yahweh says to King Ahaziah”
1:4	ea7z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	You will not come down from the bed to where you have gone up	0	When King Ahaziah was injured, he was placed in a bed. Yahweh said that he will never become well and be able to get out of the bed. Alternate translation: “You will not recover and you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying”
1:5	h8rr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	When the messengers returned to Ahaziah	0	After meeting with Elijah, the messengers returned to the king instead of going to Ekron.
1:6	hrs2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?	0	This rhetorical question is asked as a rebuke for consulting Baal-Zebub. This is irony because they are definitely aware of the God of Israel. See how you translated a similar question in [2 Kings 3:3](../03/03.md). Alternate translation: “You fools! You know there is a God in Israel, but you were acting as though you did not know when you sent men to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron!”
1:6	q7jq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up	0	When King Ahaziah was injured, he was placed in a bed. Yahweh said that he will never become well and be able to get out of the bed. See how you translated this statement in [2 Kings 3:4](../03/04.md). Alternate translation: “you will not recover and you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying”
1:8	ivq2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He wore a garment made of hair	0	This could mean: (1) this is a metaphor that speaks of him being very hairy as if his hair were a garment. Alternate translation: “He was very hairy” or (2) “His clothes were made from animal hair”
1:9	n9cs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Then the king sent a captain with fifty soldiers to Elijah	0	The king sent the leader of the army with fifty men to bring Elijah back to him. Alternate translation: “Then the king sent a captain with fifty soldiers to seize Elijah”
1:9	a83f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	fifty soldiers	0	“50 soldiers”
1:10	p9xj			If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven	0	The captain had called Elijah a man of God, but the captain and the king did not show Elijah proper respect. Elijah said this so that fire would come down from heaven, and this would prove that Elijah really was a man of God and he deserved their respect. Alternate translation: “Since I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven” or “If I am a man of God as you have said, let fire come down from heaven”
1:10	zh8j			from heaven	0	Alternate translation: “from the sky”
1:11	u4yt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	fifty soldiers	0	“50 soldiers”
1:12	ft4v			If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven	0	The captain had called Elijah a man of God, but the captain and the king did not show Elijah proper respect. Elijah said this so that fire would come down from heaven, and this would prove that Elijah really was a man of God and he deserved their respect. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 1:10](../01/10.md). Alternate translation: “Since I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven” or “If I am a man of God as you have said, let fire come down from heaven”
1:12	pr93		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-possession	fire of God	0	This means that the fire came from God. Alternate translation: “fire from God”
1:13	j2vk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	fifty warriors	0	“50 warriors” or “50 soldiers”
1:13	ptv6			implored him	0	Alternate translation: “begged him”
1:13	ye4v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	these fifty servants of yours	0	The captain says that his servants are Elijah’s servants to show him honor. AT “my fifty soldiers”
1:13	b8jf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	let my life and the life of … be precious in your sight	0	Here Elijah’s “sight” represents him judgement or evaluation. The captain is pleading with Elijah to let them live. Alternate translation: “please consider my life and the life of … as precious to you” or “consider my life and the life of … to be of worth to you and do not kill us” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1:14	t3sy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	let my life be precious in your sight	0	Here Elijah’s “sight” represents him judgement or evaluation. The captain is repeating his request for Elijah to show kindness to him and let him live. Alternate translation: “please be kind to me” or “please allow me to live” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1:16	akr3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is it because there is no God in Israel from whom you can ask for information?	0	This rhetorical question is asked as a rebuke for consulting Baal-Zebub. This is irony because the king is definitely aware of the God of Israel. Alternate translation: “You must think there is no God in Israel whom you may ask for information!” or “You fool! You know there is a God in Israel to consult, but you acted as if you did not know.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
1:16	bgi9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up	0	When King Ahaziah was injured, he was placed in a bed. Yahweh said that he will never become well and be able to get out of the bed. See how you translated this statement in [2 Kings 3:4](../03/04.md). Alternate translation: “you will not recover and you will not get up from the bed where you are lying”
1:17	sl2v			the word of Yahweh that Elijah had spoken	0	Alternate translation: “what Yahweh had told Elijah that Elijah had spoken”
1:17	s5cd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah	0	This describes the time that Joram began to reign over Israel by stating how long Jehoram had been reigning over Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “in the second year that Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat was king of Judah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
1:18	emi5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written … Israel?	0	This rhetorical question can be written as a statement. It can also be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “they are written … Israel.” or “someone has written about them in … Israel.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
2:intro	i216				0	# 2 Kings 2 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter ends the story of Elijah and begins the story of Elisha.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\nElisha replaces Elijah as the chief prophet of God. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
2:1	u56u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent	So it came about	0	“So it happened.” This phrase is used to introduce the next event in the story line.
2:1	pmc1			a whirlwind	0	a strong wind that spins around and around
2:2	w2jb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	As Yahweh lives, and as you live	0	“As surely as Yahweh lives and as you live.” Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh and Elijah are alive to the certainty of what he is saying. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “I solemnly promise you that”
2:3	w5x1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. Alternate translation: “A group of men who were prophets”
2:4	q628		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	As Yahweh lives, and as you live, I will not leave you	0	“As surely as Yahweh lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh and Elijah are alive to the certainty of what he is saying. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:2](../02/02.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly promise you that I will not leave you”
2:5	w9wu			Then the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him	0	Alternate translation: “When Elijah and Elisha came near Jericho, the sons of the prophets who were from there said to Elisha”
2:5	g9du		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “the group of men who were prophets”
2:6	y3ml		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	As Yahweh lives, and as you live, I will not leave you	0	“As surely as Yahweh lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh and Elijah are alive to the certainty of what he is saying. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:2](../02/02.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly promise you that I will not leave you”
2:7	u37h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	fifty of the sons	0	“50 of the sons”
2:7	b5cd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “the group of men who were prophets”
2:7	t6qz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	stood opposite them	0	This means that they were standing, facing them. Alternate translation: “stood facing them” or “stood watching them”
2:8	v3mg			cloak	0	outer piece of clothing used as a covering
2:8	cca7			The river divided on both sides so that the two of them walked over on dry ground	0	Alternate translation: “The water of the Jordan River opened up so there was a dry path for Elijah and Elisha to cross over to the other side”
2:8	ai9c			on both sides	0	“to the right and the left.” This refers to the right and the left of where Elijah struck the water.
2:9	l4ab			It came about	0	Alternate translation: “it happened”
2:9	b2aw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	crossed over	0	This refers to crossing the Jordan River. Alternate translation: “crossed over the Jordan River”
2:9	q4e3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	before I am taken from you	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “before Yahweh takes me from you”
2:9	kk6z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	a double portion of your spirit	0	Here Elijah’s spirit refers to his spiritual power. Alternate translation: “twice as much of your spiritual power”
2:11	ikl9			behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
2:11	c6ne		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-possession	a chariot of fire and horses of fire	0	Here the phrase “of fire” means that these were surround by fire. Alternate translation: “a chariot surrounded by fire pulled by horses surrounded by fire”
2:11	xmx8			went up by a whirlwind into heaven	0	“was carried into the sky by a whirlwind.” Translate the word “whirlwind” the same as you did in [2 Kings 2:1](../02/01.md).
2:12	su11			My father, my father	0	Elisha is calling Elijah his respected leader.
2:12	bb7w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	tore them into two pieces	0	People would often tear their clothes as a sign of great sadness or grief. Alternate translation: “ripped them in two pieces to show his great sadness”
2:13	t6ri			cloak	0	The cloak was the otter clothing of a prophet. It was the sign of his job. When Elisha took Elijah’s cloak he was saying he was taking Elijah’s place as prophet.
2:14	l45f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?	0	Elisha is asking if Yahweh is with him as he was with Elijah. Alternate translation: “Yahweh, the God of Elijah, are you here with me?”
2:14	jjx1			they divided on both sides and Elisha crossed over	0	The river separated and Elisha walked to the other side on dry ground, the same way he did previously when he was with Elijah.
2:14	q6wl			on both sides	0	“to the right and the left.” This refers to the right and the left of where Elijah struck the water.
2:15	dm3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “the group of prophets”
2:15	cz8j			bowed themselves to the ground before him	0	They are showing him deep respect and acknowledging him as their new leader.
2:15	fu1h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha	0	Here Elijah’s “spirit” refers to his spiritual power. This speaks of Elisha having this spiritual power as if it were something that physically rested upon him. Alternate translation: “Elisha does have the same spiritual power that Elijah did” or “The spiritual power Elijah had is now with Elisha” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
2:16	tz77		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	See now, among your servants there are fifty strong men. Let them go	0	These men are referring to themselves when they say “fifty strong men.” Alternate translation: “See now, we are fifty strong men and we are now your servants. Let us go”
2:16	pig4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	fifty strong men	0	“50 strong men”
2:17	x4m5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	But when they urged Elisha until he was ashamed	0	The sons of the prophets kept asking Elisha until he felt bad about saying “no.” Alternate translation: “They kept asking Elisha until he felt bad for denying their request, so”
2:18	s7q6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?	0	Elisha uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he had told them previously what would happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I told you that you should not go, because you would not find him!”
2:19	s884			The men of the city	0	Alternate translation: “The leaders of the city”
2:19	k9c8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the situation of this city is pleasant	0	This means that the city is located in a good place. Alternate translation: “this city is in a good place” or “this city is in a good location”
2:19	jfc3			as my master can see	0	The men refer to Elisha here as “my master” to honor him.
2:19	rms6			fruitful	0	producing good crops
2:21	jc7z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	healed these waters	0	This speaks of Yahweh making the bad water pure as if he healed it. Alternate translation: “made the waters pure”
2:21	q6wj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives	there will be no more death or unfruitful land	0	This refers to things caused by the bad water. This also can be written in positive form. Alternate translation: “there will be no more death or problems with crops caused by this water” or “from now on this water will bring life and help the land become fruitful”
2:22	cpa7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the waters were healed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the waters have remained pure”
2:22	ygc2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	to this day, & spoke	0	This means that something remains in a certain condition until the present time. Alternate translation: “by the word which Elisha spoke, and have always remained pure since”
2:23	jl1u			went up from there to Bethel	0	The phrase “went up” is used her because Bethel is higher in elevation than Jericho.
2:23	y5ld		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Go up	0	The young boys wanted Elisha to go away from them and expressed this by saying “go up.” Alternate translation: “Go away”
2:23	gyr2			baldhead	0	A bald person does not have any hair on their head. The young boys were mocking Elisha for having a bald head.
2:24	tzw2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	forty-two of the boys	0	“42 of the boys”
3:intro	k5ke				0	# 2 Kings 3 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe story of Elisha continues in this chapter.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Victory and defeat\n\nGod is in control of victory and defeat. The armies of Israel, Judah and Edom united to attack Moab from the desert for failure to pay tribute. When they ran out of water, they were in desperate condition. Therefore, they asked Elisha (the prophet of God) what to do and he said God would give them water and victory over Moab. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Idiom\n\nThey described Elisha with the idiom, “who poured water on the hands of Elijah,” meaning “who served Elijah.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])\n\n## Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter\n\n### Anger\n\nIt is said that, “Anger came on Israel.” It is not clear who was angry or why they were angry.
3:1	hcb2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah	0	This describes the time that Joram began to reign by stating how long the current king of Judah had reigned. The meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “in the eighteenth year that Jehoshaphat was king of Judah”
3:1	t9pu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the eighteenth year	0	“year 18”
3:1	gh3r			Joram son of Ahab	0	Sometimes this man is referred to as “Jehoram.” This is not the same person as the man mentioned in [2 Kings 1:17](../01/17.md) named “Jehoram.”
3:2	dqh6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	Here “sight” refers to Yahweh’s thoughts or opinion. Alternate translation: “what Yahweh considers to be evil” or “what is evil in Yahweh’s judgement”
3:2	ry4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	but not like his father and his mother	0	This compares how much evil he did to being less that the amount that his parents did. Alternate translation: “but he did not do as much evil as his father and mother had done”
3:2	v3k7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-possession	the sacred stone pillar of Baal	0	This pillar was used in the worship of Baal, though it is unknown what the pillar looked like. Alternate translation: “the sacred stone pillar for worshiping Baal”
3:3	u5f7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	he held on to the sins	0	This is an idiom. Here “holding on” to something means to continue doing it. Alternate translation: “he continued to commit the sins”
3:3	n4ct		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nebat	0	This is the name of a man.
3:3	zgj1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	he did not turn away from them	0	“Turning away” from something is an idiom which means to stop doing it. Alternate translation: “he did not stop committing those sins” or “he continued committing those sins”
3:4	r82y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He had to give to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams	0	Mesha had to give these things to the king of Israel because his kingdom was controlled by the king of Israel. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “Every year he was forced to give 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams to the king of Israel, because his kingdom was controlled by the king of Israel”
3:4	n1ad		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	100,000 lambs & 100,000 rams	0	“one hundred thousand lambs … one hundred thousand rams”
3:6	kkb2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	to mobilize all Israel for war	0	“to prepare the people of Israel for war.” Here “all Israel” refers to all of the Israelite soldiers. Alternate translation: “to mobilize all of the Israelite soldiers for war”
3:7	uqt2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Will you go with me against Moab to battle?	0	The word “you” refers to Jehoshaphat, but refers to both him and his army. Here “Moab” stands for “the army of Moab.” Alternate translation: “Will you and your army go with me to fight against the army of Moab?”
3:7	zuz1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	I will go	0	Jehoshaphat is saying that he and his entire army will fight with King Joram against Moab. Alternate translation: “We will go with you”
3:7	qh7x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses	0	Jehoshaphat is letting Joram use himself, his people, and his horses for his purposes. He speaks of this as if they belonged to Joram. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “We are ready to do whatever you want us to. My soldiers and my horses are ready to help you”
3:8	cld5			By way of the wilderness of Edom	0	Alternate translation: “By going through the wilderness of Edom”
3:9	luy3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom	0	This refers to the kings accompanied by their armies. Alternate translation: “the king of Israel and his army went with the king of Judah and his army and the king of Edom and his army”
3:9	ei9n			They wandered around	0	This could mean: (1) the kings were not sure where they were going, and so they changed direction often or (2) the kings knew where they were going and they walked around Moab ([2 Kings 3:8](../03/08.md)).
3:10	w5es		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What is this? Has Yahweh called three kings to give them into the hand of Moab?	0	The king uses a rhetorical question to emphasize how ridiculous and terrible their situation is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “It looks like Yahweh will allow all three of us to be captured by Moab!”
3:10	lze9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	to give them into the hand of Moab	0	Here “Moab” refers to its army. Also, “the hand of Moab” refers to the “control” of Moab’s army. Alternate translation: “to give us over to Moab’s control” or “so the army of Moab will defeat us” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
3:11	m7as		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?	0	Jehoshaphat uses a rhetorical question here to state that he is certain that there is a prophet there and to find out where he is. Alternate translation: “I am sure there is a prophet of Yahweh here! Tell me where one is, so we may consult Yahweh by him.”
3:11	ql15		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shaphat	0	This is the name of a man.
3:11	y2h5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	who poured water on the hands of Elijah	0	This idiom means that he was Elijah’s helper. The phrase “poured water on the hands” is a description of one of the ways he served Elijah. Alternate translation: “who was a helper to Elijah”
3:12	gjn5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The word of Yahweh is with him	0	This means that he is a prophet and that Yahweh tells him what to say. Alternate translation: “He speaks what Yahweh tells him to say”
3:12	xm7z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	went down to him	0	They went to see Elijah and to consult with him about what they should do. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “went to see Elisha to ask him what they should do”
3:13	r7z3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What have I to do with you?	0	Elisha uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he and the king have nothing in common. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I have nothing to do with you.” or “I have nothing in common with you.”
3:13	b5fg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to give them into the hand of Moab	0	Here the “hand of Moab” refers the Moab’s “control.” Alternate translation: “to give them over to the control of Moab” or “to allow them to be captured by the Moabite army”
3:14	y4by		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely	0	“As I know that Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely.” Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh is alive to the certainty that, if it were not for Jehoshaphat being there, he would not pay attention to Joram. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “As surely as Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I promise you, if it”
3:14	g8m7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	before whom I stand	0	Here serving Yahweh is spoken of as standing in his presence. Alternate translation: “whom I serve”
3:14	js2s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives	were it not for the fact that I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you	0	This can be written in positive form. Alternate translation: “I pay attention to you only because I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah”
3:14	p915		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat	0	Here Jehoshaphat is referred to by his presence. Alternate translation: “I honor Jehoshaphat”
3:14	w5fa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I would not pay any attention to you, or even look at you	0	These two phrases have similar meaning and are used together to emphasize that he would not pay any attention to Joram. Alternate translation: “I would not have anything at all to do with you”
3:15	hy8s			Then it came to pass	0	Alternate translation: “And it happened that”
3:15	ngt8			harpist	0	someone who plays the harp
3:15	hae4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of Yahweh came upon Elisha	0	Here Yahweh’s “hand” refers to his “power.” Alternate translation: “the power of Yahweh came upon Elisha”
3:16	wr49			trenches	0	A trench is a long ditch that workers dig in the ground to collect water.
3:17	yt5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	this river valley will be filled with water	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will fill this river valley with water”
3:17	yr9t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you will drink	0	This refers to drinking the water that Yahweh provides. Alternate translation: “you will drink the water”
3:18	er4m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	This is an easy thing in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “Yahweh considers this as an easy thing to do” or “This is an easy thing for Yahweh to do”
3:19	u249			fortified city	0	A fortified city is well protected from enemies by such things as high walls or a easily defensible location.
3:19	ig6l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	ruin every good piece of land with rocks	0	This means to put rocks on the fertile land so that it is difficult to use. The meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “ruin every good piece of land by covering them with rocks”
3:20	bag3			there came water	0	Alternate translation: “water began flowing”
3:20	xh8j			the country was filled with water	0	Alternate translation: “and soon the country became filled with water”
3:20	qt74			country	0	land, ground
3:21	by8m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background	Now	0	This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author tells background information about the Moabite army preparing to meet the three kings and their armies in battle.
3:21	yqn5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all who were able to put on armor	0	Here “armor” represents ability to fight. Alternate translation: “all the men who could fight”
3:21	ct3t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the kings had come	0	Here the word “kings” refers to both the kings and their armies. Alternate translation: “the kings had come with their armies” or “the kings and their armies had come”
3:22	bxk5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	it looked as red as blood	0	This compares the red appearance of the water to the color of blood. Alternate translation: “it was red like blood”
3:23	di7v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	So now, Moab	0	The soldiers are referring to themselves here as “Moab.” Alternate translation: “soldiers of Moab”
3:23	bft2			plunder them	0	“steal their belongings.” After an army defeated their enemies, they would often plunder their towns by stealing whatever was left of value.
3:24	eny7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	camp of Israel	0	Here “Israel” refers only to the Israelite soldiers and not to the whole nation of Israel. Alternate translation: “the area where the Israelite soldiers had set up their tents”
3:24	v7zw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the Israelites surprised	0	Here “Israelites” refers only to the Israelite soldiers and not to the whole nation of Israel. Alternate translation: “the Israelite soldiers surprised”
3:24	g9vn			fled before them	0	Alternate translation: “ran away from them”
3:25	g449		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kir Hareseth	0	This is the capital of Moab.
3:25	fq8h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	was left with its rocks in place	0	The walls and buildings of the city were made of stones. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: “still had its stone walls and buildings in place”
3:25	a4lh			with slings	0	A “sling” is piece of animal skin with long cords at both ends in which a person can put a stone or other small, hard object and throw it a long distance.
3:26	v9le			King Mesha	0	Translate the name of this king the same as you did in [2 Kings 3:4](../03/04.md).
3:26	hl9e			that the battle was lost	0	Alternate translation: “that his army was being defeated”
3:26	lyu6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	seven hundred swordsmen	0	“700 swordsmen”
3:26	d77c			swordsmen	0	soldiers who fight with swords
3:26	l1sy			break through	0	“force their way through.” There were many soldiers fighting on the battlefield which made it difficult to move though the crowd.
3:27	d4k7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	offered him as a burnt offering	0	King Mesha burned his son with fire until he died. He did this as an offering to Chemosh, the false god of Moab. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit.
3:27	izf1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	So there was great anger against Israel	0	Here the word “anger” can be expressed as a verb. There are two possibilities for who is angry here: (1) The Moabite soldiers. Alternate translation: “So the Moabite soldiers were very angry with Israel” or (2) God. Alternate translation: “So God was very angry with Israel”
4:intro	ma9j				0	# 2 Kings 4 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe story of Elisha continues with a group of stories about the miracles Elisha did. (See: [2 Kings 4–6](./01.md) and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Widow\n\nElisha helps a widow financially, and he correctly prophesies that a barren woman would conceive and have a baby by the next year. Later, when that child dies, Elisha miraculously causes him to come back to life. Also, Elisha causes a poisonous food to no longer be harmful, and he miraculously feeds 100 people with only 20 loaves of bread.
4:1	x1ua		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “the prophets”
4:1	iu5k			Your servant my husband	0	Alternate translation: “My husband, who was your servant”
4:1	s3r1			creditor	0	person who lends other people money
4:2	n1q6			Your servant has nothing	0	The woman refers to herself as Elisha’s servant to show him honor.
4:2	rwy3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	nothing in the house, except a pot of oil	0	This is an exaggeration. The only valuable thing she had was a jar of oil.
4:4	pea2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you must go inside	0	This means to go inside their house. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “you must go inside your house”
4:6	ln26			the vessels	0	Alternate translation: “the jars”
4:7	trw8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the man of God	0	This refers to Elisha. Alternate translation: “Elisha, the man of God”
4:7	u3px		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	live with your sons on the rest	0	This is an idiom. It means to use the money to buy the things that they need, such as food and clothing. Alternate translation: “use the rest of the money for you and your sons for what you need to live”
4:8	agh3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shunem	0	This is the name of a city.
4:8	aab9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	she urged him to eat food with her	0	This means that she asked him to stop and have a meal at her house. Alternate translation: “she asked him to come to her house to have a meal”
4:8	zxt5			passed by	0	Alternate translation: “traveled through Shunem”
4:9	t6m9			See, now I realize	0	Alternate translation: “Now I understand”
4:9	s4jr			who is always passing by	0	Alternate translation: “who travels by regularly”
4:10	wt8r			Let us	0	Here “us” refers to the important woman and her husband.
4:12	jqx1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Gehazi	0	This is the name of a man.
4:12	dj7q			Call this Shunammite	0	“Call the Shunammite woman.” This refers to the woman from Shunem that Elisha was staying with.
4:13	u5ec		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	You have gone to all this trouble to care for us	0	The phrase “gone to all this trouble” is an idiom that means to make great effort to do something. Alternate translation: “You have made a great effort to care for us” or “You have worked very hard to take care of us”
4:13	vi6j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	What can be done for you	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “What can we do for you”
4:13	dm19		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Can we speak for you	0	Here Elisha is asking if she would like for him to speak to the king or army commander to make a request for her. The implicit meaning of this question can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “Can we make a request for you”
4:13	v5zv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I live among my own people	0	The woman is implying that she does not need anything because her family cares for her needs. Alternate translation: “I live surrounded by my family, and because they take care of me, I have no needs”
4:15	cvk3			Call her	0	Alternate translation: “Ask her to come to see me”
4:15	r7hp			When he had called her	0	Alternate translation: “When Gehazi had called her”
4:15	tuw6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the door	0	This refers to the doorway. Alternate translation: “the doorway”
4:16	ybj5			a son	0	Alternate translation: “your son”
4:16	if5w			my master and man of God	0	The woman uses both of these names to refer to Elisha.
4:16	a4ew			your servant	0	The woman refers to herself as Elisha’s servant to show him honor.
4:17	gn4c			at the same time in the following year	0	Alternate translation: “during the same season the next year”
4:18	r4hu			When the child had grown	0	Alternate translation: “When the child was older”
4:19	q4fx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	My head, my head.	0	The child said this because his head hurt. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: “My head hurts! My head hurts!”
4:20	i924		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the child sat on her knees until noon and then died	0	Here the woman’s knees refer to her lap. She held her son in her lap until he died. Alternate translation: “she held him on her lap until noon and then he died”
4:21	hf6d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	on the bed of the man of God	0	This was the bed in the room she had prepared for Elisha when he traveled through Shunem.
4:21	a8m1			the man of God	0	Alternate translation: “Elisha, the man of God”
4:22	dr4k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	that I may hurry to the man of God and then come back	0	The woman told her husband she was going to see Elisha but she did not say that she was going because their son had died. This implicit information may be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “that I may hurry to the man of God and then come back.’ But she did not tell her husband that their son had died”
4:23	v9f7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	It will be all right	0	The woman states this, knowing this will be the case if her husband does as she requests. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “Everything will be all right if you do as I ask”
4:24	r8pm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	she saddled a donkey	0	The woman did not saddle the donkey, rather the servant would have saddled it for her. Alternate translation: “she had her servant saddle a donkey”
4:25	yqh5			So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel	0	Alternate translation: “So she traveled toward Mount Carmel where Elisha, the man of God, was”
4:25	kpg9			So when the man of God saw her in the distance	0	Alternate translation: “While she was still far off, and Elisha saw her coming”
4:26	h6sp			It is alright	0	Alternate translation: “It is well” or “Yes, everything is fine”
4:27	kq55			the mountain	0	Alternate translation: “Mount Carmel”
4:27	r3nr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	she caught hold of his feet	0	This implies that she knelt or laid on the ground in front of him and grabbed his feet. Alternate translation: “she dropped down on the ground in front of him and put her hands around his feet”
4:27	wjr1			Yahweh has hidden the problem from me, and has told me nothing	0	Elisha can see that the woman is upset but Yahweh has not revealed to him the cause of her problem.
4:28	ct7i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Did I ask you for a son, my master? Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?	0	The woman uses these rhetorical questions to show that she is upset about what has happened. She is speaking about her conversation with Elisha when he told her that she was going to have a son. These questions may be written as a statement. Alternate translation: “I did not ask you to give me a son, but I did ask you not to lie to me!”
4:29	g9dl			Dress for travel	0	Alternate translation: “Get ready to travel”
4:29	gd61			If you meet any man, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him	0	Elisha wanted Gehazi to travel as quickly as possible, without even stopping to talk to anyone.
4:30	x58s			As Yahweh lives, and as you live	0	This shows that the mother is taking an oath. The mother compares the certainty that Yahweh and Elisha are alive to the certainty of what she is saying. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “As surely as Yahweh lives and as you live” or “I solemnly promise that”
4:31	nu33		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	but the child did not speak or hear	0	This means that the child was not alive. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “but the child did not show any signs of being alive”
4:31	pel6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	has not awakened	0	Here being dead is spoken of as being asleep. Alternate translation: “is still dead”
4:33	xt9g			So Elisha went in and shut the door on the child and himself	0	Alternate translation: “So Elisha went by himself into the room where the child lay, closed the door”
4:35	k6ei			stretched himself out on the boy	0	Alternate translation: “laid on top of the boy again”
4:36	i9qz			the Shunammite	0	Alternate translation: “the Shunammite woman”
4:37	rvs8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	Then she lay facedown on the ground at his feet and bowed to the ground	0	The woman bowed down before Elisha as a sign of great respect and appreciation. Alternate translation: “Then she bowed in front of Elisha with her face to the ground to show him her gratitude”
4:38	j4lk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the sons of the prophets	0	This is an idiom. It does not mean that they were actually the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “the group of men who were prophets”
4:38	mkn9			stew	0	This is a dish that is usually made of meat and vegetables cooked in a pot with liquid.
4:39	n9y9			wild gourds	0	These vegetables were growing wild, meaning someone had not planted them.
4:39	e7es			fill the fold of his robe	0	He lifted the bottom edge of his robe up to his waist to make a place to carry more gourds than he could carry with his hands only.
4:39	e55c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	but did not know what kind they were	0	Since they did not know what kind of gourds they were they did not know whether or not they were safe to eat. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “but did not know if they were good or bad to eat”
4:40	q1p2			they poured out the stew	0	Alternate translation: “they poured the stew into bowls”
4:40	bvf8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	there is death in the pot	0	This means that there was something in the pot that could kill them, not that there is something dead in the pot. Alternate translation: “there is something in the pot that will kill us”
4:41	ss47			He threw it into the pot	0	Alternate translation: “He added it to the stew in the pot”
4:41	r9hq			Pour it out for the people	0	Alternate translation: “Serve it to the people”
4:42	e27z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Baal Shalishah	0	This is the name of a city.
4:42	p26j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	twenty loaves	0	“20 loaves”
4:42	h26n			from the new harvest	0	Alternate translation: “made from the grain from the new harvest”
4:42	xa59			fresh ears of grain	0	“fresh heads of grain.” This refers to grain from the new harvest.
4:43	l9rl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What, should I set this before a hundred men?	0	The man uses this rhetorical question to imply that this is not enough bread to feed 100 men. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “That is not enough to feed a hundred men!”
4:43	tp2l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	a hundred men	0	“100 men”
4:44	ra7w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the word of Yahweh	0	Here Yahweh is referred to by what he said. This phrase is a metonym for Yahweh himself. Alternate translation: “Yahweh”
5:intro	n1ty				0	# 2 Kings 5 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe stories of Elisha’s miracles continue in this chapter. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle]])
5:1	t6rp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in his master’s view	0	“sight.” The king’s “view” represents what he thinks about something. Alternate translation: “in the king’s opinion”
5:1	pdy1			because by him Yahweh had given victory to Aram	0	Here “Aram” refers to the Aramean army. Alternate translation: “because through Naaman, Yahweh had given victory to the Aramean army”
5:2	seh1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	The Arameans had gone out	0	Here the “Arameans” refer to the Aramean soldiers.
5:2	vyi9			raiding in bands	0	“in small groups attacking.” This means to go out attacking an enemy in small groups.
5:3	nz19			The girl said to her mistress	0	The girl from Israel, who had been captured by the Aramean soldiers, spoke to Naaman’s wife.
5:3	mnp1			my master	0	Here “my master” refers to Naaman.
5:5	mq1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will send a letter	0	The king is going to give the letter to Naaman to take with him to the king of Israel. Alternate translation: “I will send a letter with you”
5:5	kp6b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	ten talents of silver, six thousand pieces of gold	0	“10 talents of silver, 6,000 pieces of gold.” This can be written in modern measurements. Alternate translation: “330 kilograms of sliver, 6,000 pieces of gold” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]])
5:5	ge56		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	took with him ten … clothes	0	This were gifts from the king of Aram for the king of Israel. Alternate translation: “took with him ten … clothes, which were gifts for the king of Israel”
5:7	q6lq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	he tore his clothes	0	Often people would rip their clothes if they were in great distress. Alternate translation: “he ripped his clothes to show his distress”
5:7	ief7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man wants me to cure a man of his leprosy?	0	The king uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that the request of the king of Aram is outrageous and something he cannot do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “The king of Aram must think I am some sort of God, with the power over death and life! He wants me to cure this man of his leprosy, but I cannot do that.”
5:7	v9df		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	It seems he is seeking to start an argument with me	0	The king of Israel did not believe the request to heal Naamam was the real reason for the letter. He thought the real reason was to start a fight. Alternate translation: “It seems he is looking for an excuse to start a fight with me”
5:8	ck82				0	# General Information:\n\nElisha talks to the King of Israel about Naaman.
5:8	uj3n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why have you torn your clothes?	0	Elisha uses this rhetorical question to emphasize to the king that he does not need to be distressed and tear his clothes. Alternate translation: “There is no need to be distressed and tear your clothes.”
5:10	qqs5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	your flesh will be restored	0	This can be written in active form. Alternate translation: “your flesh will be well”
5:10	p9ph		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will be clean	0	this means that he will no longer be unclean. A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. God considers a person who has leprosy as being defiled and unclean.
5:11	kr9b			Look	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen”
5:11	z6ex		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the name of Yahweh	0	Here Yahweh is referred to by his name. Alternate translation: “Yahweh”
5:11	an1r			over the place	0	Alternate translation: “over the diseased area of my skin” or “over my leprosy”
5:12	yxw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?	0	Naaman uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that the Abanah and the Pharpar are better rivers than the Jordan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “The Abanah and the Pharpar Rivers, in my home country of Aram, are much better than any of the rivers of Israel!
5:12	i532		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Abanah and Pharpar	0	These are the names of rivers.
5:12	iln3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Can I not bathe in them and be clean?	0	Naaman uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he could have bathed in the other rivers easily. He believes that bathing in them could heal him just as bathing in the Jordan could. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I should have just bathed in them and been healed!” or “I could just as easily have bathed in them and been healed!” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
5:12	d7lx			went away in a rage	0	Alternate translation: “was very angry as he walked away”
5:13	vet4			My father	0	The servants were showing respect to Naaman by addressing him as “my father” or “sir.”
5:13	yvc6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	would you not have done it?	0	The servant uses this question to carefully rebuke Naaman. Alternate translation: “you surely would have done it!”
5:13	jg7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	How much rather then	0	The servant is comparing how much more willing Naaman should be to obey a simple command since he is willing to obey a difficult one. Alternate translation: “How much more willing you should be to obey” or “Should you not be even more willing to obey”
5:13	yyd5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How much rather then, when he says to you to simply, ‘Dip yourself and be clean?	0	The servant uses this rhetorical question to emphasize to Naaman that he should obey Elisha’s command. This question can be written as statement. Alternate translation: “You should be even more willing to obey when he says to you simply, ‘Dip yourself and be clean.’”
5:14	t8jh			the man of God	0	Alternate translation: “Elisha, the man of God”
5:14	mgk2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	His flesh was restored again like the flesh of a little child	0	This speaks how smooth Namaan’s skin is after he is healed by comparing it to the skin of a young child. Alternate translation: “His flesh was restored again and was as soft as the flesh of a young child” or “His skin was well again and was smooth like a young child’s skin”
5:14	fh8a			His flesh	0	Alternate translation: “His skin”
5:14	y52x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	he was healed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “his leprosy was gone”
5:15	y16h			Look	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen”
5:15	j17q			there is no God in all the earth except in Israel	0	Alternate translation: “the only God in all the earth is in Israel”
5:16	d9cf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I	0	“As surely as I know that Yahweh lives, before whom I stand.” Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh is alive to the certainty that he will not receive any gifts from Naaman. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “As surely as Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I promise you that I”
5:16	ha3t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	before whom I stand	0	Here serving Yahweh is spoken of as standing in his presence. Alternate translation: “whom I serve”
5:16	rt86		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will receive nothing	0	This means that he will not accept any gifts. Alternate translation: “I will not take any gifts”
5:17	wz69		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	If not	0	The understood information may be supplied. Alternate translation: “If you will not take the gifts I have brought for you”
5:17	uf7s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	let there be given to your servant	0	This can be stated in active from. Alternate translation: “let me have”
5:17	iy2l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	two mule loads of earth	0	Naaman is asking to take soil from Israel and place it in sacks for two mules to carry home with him. He then plans to build an altar on the soil. Alternate translation: “as much soil from Israel as two mules can carry, so that I can build an altar to Yahweh”
5:17	j1as			your servant	0	Naaman refers to himself as Elisha’s servant to honor him.
5:17	fvw4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives	will offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to any god but Yahweh	0	This can be written in positive form. Alternate translation: “will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but Yahweh” or “will only offer burnt offerings and sacrifices to Yahweh”
5:18	xb8a			when my king	0	This is referring to the king of Aram, the king that Namaan works for.
5:18	w99e			he leans on my hand	0	“he supports himself on my arm.” This means that Naaman assists the king when he bows in the house of Rimmon because the king is either old or sick.
5:19	t8ub			Go in peace	0	Alternate translation: “Go home and do not worry” or “Leave without fear”
5:20	rr3d			He had traveled	0	Alternate translation: “Naaman had traveled”
5:20	e8j4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Gehazi	0	See how you translated this man’s name in [2 Kings 4:12](../04/12.md).
5:20	agk6			Look	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen”
5:20	d3ge			has spared this Naaman the Aramean	0	Alternate translation: “has let Naaman the Aramean leave too easily”
5:20	zf65			by not receiving	0	Alternate translation: “by not accepting”
5:20	d1p9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	from his hands	0	Here Naaman is referred to by his hands to emphasize the act of giving. Alternate translation: “from him”
5:20	bj14		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	As Yahweh lives	0	“As surely as Yahweh lives.” Here Gehazi compares the certainty that Yahweh is alive to the certainty of what he has decided to do. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “As Yahweh lives, I promise”
5:22	my23		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	of the sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “from among the prophets there”
5:22	e1md		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes	0	Gehazi is asking Naaman to give these things to him so that he can take them and give them to the prophets. Alternate translation: “Please give me a talent of sliver and two changes of clothes to give to them”
5:22	a896			See	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen”
5:22	m6yl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight	a talent of silver	0	This can be written in modern measurements. Alternate translation: “33 kilograms of silver”
5:23	eu8w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight	two talents	0	This can be written in modern measurements. This talents are of silver. Alternate translation: “two talents of silver” or “66 kilograms of silver” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
5:23	hvj3			laid them on two	0	Alternate translation: “gave them to”
5:23	dk33		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Naaman urged Gehazi	0	Naaman urged him to take gifts. Alternate translation: “Naaman urged Gehazi to take the gifts”
5:25	g7mt			Your servant	0	Gehazi refers to himself here as Elisha’s servant.
5:26	vnd5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Was not my spirit with you when the man turned his chariot to meet you?	0	Elisha uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that Yahweh allowed him to see what Gehazi had done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You should have realized that my spirit could see you when Naaman stopped his chariot and talked to you.”
5:26	db2t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is this a time to accept money … female servants?	0	Elisha uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that this is not the time take gifts. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “This is not the time to accept money … female servants.”
5:27	zy6v			the leprosy of Naaman will be on you and your descendants	0	This speaks of Gehazi and his descendant getting leprosy as if Naaman’s leprosy was taken from him and given to Gehazi. Alternate translation: “you and your descendants will have leprosy, just as Naaman had leprosy”
5:27	qcw4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	So Gehazi went out from his presence	0	The phrase “his presence” refers to the area where Elisha could see him. This means that he left the room where Elisha was. Alternate translation: “When Gehazi left the room, he was”
5:27	j8kw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	as white as snow	0	Leprosy makes skin white. Here Gehazi’s leprous skin is compared to the color of snow. Alternate translation: “with skin that was white like snow”
6:intro	x6uv				0	# 2 Kings 6 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe stories of Elisha’s miracles continue in this chapter. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Impossible actions\n\nElisha caused an iron ax head to float. He fooled the whole army of Aram that was sent to arrest him. When the king of Aram besieged the capital of Israel, the people became so hungry they started eating their children. Elisha told the king of Israel that there would be plenty of food the next day, but the king’s counselor said it was impossible.\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Rhetorical question\n\nThe king’s counselor expressed his unbelief in Elisha’s prophecy of plenty of food: “See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]])
6:1	u5ch		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “The group of prophets”
6:2	g72i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	let us go to the Jordan	0	This refers to the area by the Jordan River. Alternate translation: “let us go beside the Jordan River”
6:3	hhg8			your servants	0	Here one of the prophet refers to the of the sons of the prophets as Elisha’s servants to show him honor.
6:4	id1n				0	# General Information:\n\nElisha goes with the prophets to cut trees.
6:5	bz3i			the ax head fell into the water	0	The ax head refers to the blade of the ax. This means that the ax head came loose from its the handle and fell into the water. Alternate translation: “the ax head separated from the handle and fell into the water”
6:5	aig1			Oh no	0	The man said this to show that he was upset and frustrated. If you have a way of expressing these emotions in your language, you can use it here.
6:5	e14a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it was borrowed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I borrowed it”
6:6	b5x5			So the man of God said	0	Alternate translation: “So Elisha, the man of God, asked”
6:6	vgb6			He then cut off a stick, threw it in the water, and made the iron float	0	God uses Elisha to perform a miracle. The ax head rises to the surface of the water and it stays there so the prophet can pick it up.
6:6	q3qa			made the iron float	0	Alternate translation: “caused the iron to float”
6:6	tcc9			the iron	0	“the ax head.” The ax head was made of iron.
6:8	q2d7			Now the king of Aram was waging war against Israel	0	Alternate translation: “When the king of Aram was at war with Israel,”
6:8	qf7l			Now	0	This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author starts to tell a new part of the story.
6:8	iyb8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations	saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place	0	The king of Aram was telling his counselors where to set up the camp. Here the phrase “such and such” is a way to refer to the information of the location of the camp without writing it out. If this phase does not translate well into your language this may be written as indirect speech. Alternate translation: “and told them where his camp would be located”
6:9	k7a6			the man of God	0	Alternate translation: “Elisha the man of God”
6:9	e7xw			Be careful not to pass that place, for the Arameans are going down there	0	Elisha knew the specific place that the Arameans were going to set up their camp and advised the king of Israel for his soldiers to avoid that area.
6:10	ta6i			to the place about which the man of God had spoken and warned him	0	This refers to the place that Elisha had warned the king about in [2 Kings 6:9](../06/09.md).
6:10	dp7h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	More than once or twice, when the king went there, he was on his guard	0	Elisha would warn the king of where the Aramean army would attack so that he could alert the people before the attack happened. Alternate translation: “Elisha warned the king of Israel in this way several times and the Israelites were able to stay safe”
6:11	uas1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will you not tell me who among us is for the king of Israel?	0	The king of Aram assumes there is a traitor among his soldiers who is giving information to the Israelite king. He uses this rhetorical question to try to find out who that traitor is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Tell me which of you is for the king of Israel!” or “Tell me which of you is revealing our plans to the king of Israel!”
6:11	i6k1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	is for the king of Israel	0	“To be for someone” means to be loyal to that person. In this case, it means that they would give information to help the king of Israel. Alternate translation: “is helping the king of Israel” or “is loyal to the king of Israel”
6:12	j6i2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	No	0	The servant is saying that none of the king’s soldiers are giving information to the king of Israel. Alternate translation: “It is none of us”
6:12	utm2			my master, king	0	This refers to the king of Aram.
6:12	kf93			the words that you speak in your own bedroom	0	Alternate translation: “what you say in the privacy of your own bedroom”
6:13	zc42		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I may send men and capture him	0	The king plans to send the men to capture Elisha for him. The king does not plan to capture him himself. Alternate translation: “I may send men to capture him”
6:13	dwq5			See	0	This word is used here to draw the king’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen”
6:13	j6jn			he is in Dothan	0	Alternate translation: “Elisha is in Dothan”
6:13	q8tp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Dothan	0	This is the name of a city.
6:14	m6bp			So the king	0	This refers to the king of Aram.
6:15	bva6			the man of God	0	Alternate translation: “Elisha” or “Elisha the man of God”
6:15	s75p			behold	0	The word “behold” here shows that the servant was surprised by what he saw.
6:15	ic1z			had risen early and gone outside, behold	0	Alternate translation: “got up early in the morning and went outside, and he saw”
6:15	nj18		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	His servant said to him	0	The servant went back inside the house to tell Elisha what he had seen. Alternate translation: “The servant went back inside and said to Elisha”
6:16	akl9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	those who are with us are more than those who are with them	0	“To be with someone” in battle means to fight for their side. Alternate translation: “those who are on our side in the battle are more than those who are on their side”
6:17	lck2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	open his eyes that he may see	0	Elisha is asking that his servant may be able to see things that other people cannot see, namely the horses and chariots of fire that are around them. Alternate translation: “make him able to see”
6:17	z4r5			he saw. Behold	0	Alternate translation: “he could see. What he saw was that”
6:17	z6di			Behold	0	The word “Behold” here shows that the servant was surprised by what he saw.
6:17	si9b			the mountain was full of horses	0	Alternate translation: “the mountainside was covered with horses”
6:17	qyw8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	around Elisha	0	This refers to the city where Elisha is. Alternate translation: “around the city where Elisha was”
6:18	a675			these people	0	This refers to the Aramean soldiers.
6:18	v378			Strike these people blind	0	“Cause these people to be blind!” This refers to Yahweh causing them to be unable to see clearly.
6:19	w7lp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	This is not the way, neither is this the city	0	Elisha confuses the Arameans by telling them that they are not at the city they are searching for. Alternate translation: “This is not the way, neither is this the city you are looking for”
6:20	i4n4			It came about that	0	Alternate translation: “It happened that” or “Then,”
6:20	ns1b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	open the eyes of these men that they may see	0	Elisha is asking Yahweh to cause the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: “allow these men to see”
6:20	vd3f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Yahweh opened their eyes and they saw	0	Yahweh allowed the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: “Yahweh took away their blindness” or “Yahweh allowed them to see clearly”
6:20	jcr4			behold	0	The word “behold” here shows that the Arameans were surprised by what they saw.
6:21	y74c			when he saw them	0	Alternate translation: “when he saw the Aramean soldiers”
6:21	r85j			My father	0	The king is speaking to Elisha the prophet and calling him “father” to show respect.
6:21	w4i5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	should I kill them? Should I kill them?	0	Here the king of Israel is referring to his army as himself. Alternate translation: “Should I order my army to kill these enemy soldiers?”
6:22	we2x			Elisha answered	0	Elisha was replying to the king of Israel’s question.
6:22	uvl9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Would you kill those whom you had taken captive with your sword and bow?	0	Elisha uses this rhetorical question to rebuke the king and tell him not to kill these men. The words “sword and bow” are a metonym for war in which soldiers use swords and bows and arrows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You would not kill men whom you had captured in war, so you should not kill these men.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
6:22	p6iq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Put bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink	0	Here “bread” refers to food in general. Alternate translation: “Give them food to eat and water to drink”
6:22	ga8c			go to their master	0	This refers to the king of Aram.
6:23	bl78		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	So the king prepared much food for them	0	The king ordered his servants to prepare the food. He did not prepare the food himself. Alternate translation: “Then the king ordered his servants to prepare a lot of food for them”
6:23	ssk3			Those bands	0	Alternate translation: “Those groups”
6:23	yc6t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	did not return for a long time into the land of Israel	0	This means that they did not attack Israel for a long time. Alternate translation: “stopped attacking the land of Israel for a long time”
6:24	wce5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ben Hadad	0	The name of the king of Aram. His name means “son of Hadad.”
6:24	qq7j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	attacked Samaria	0	The king and his army attacked Samaria. Alternate translation: “they attacked Samaria”
6:25	qv4k			Behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
6:25	fhe7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	a donkey’s head was sold for	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “a donkey’s head cost”
6:25	w1hd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	eighty pieces of silver	0	“80 pieces of silver”
6:25	zt5y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	the fourth part of a kab	0	This can be written in modern measurements. Alternate translation: “a fourth part of a liter” or “a quarter of a liter”
6:25	qsq1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction	the fourth part	0	This is one part out of four equal parts. Alternate translation: “one fourth” or “a quarter” or “1/4”
6:25	rs62		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	dove’s dung for	0	The words “was sold for” are understood from the previous phrase. They can be repeated here. Alternate translation: “dove’s dung was sold for” or “dove’s dung cost”
6:26	s9jn			was passing by on the wall	0	Alternate translation: “walking on top of the city wall”
6:26	ver8			my master	0	The woman referred to the king by this name to show him respect.
6:27	hhf3			He said	0	Alternate translation: “The king of Israel answered the woman,”
6:27	i7qs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	If Yahweh does not help you, how can I help you?	0	The king uses this rhetorical question to tell the woman that he cannot help her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “If Yahweh is not helping you, then I cannot help you.”
6:27	x15q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is there anything coming from the threshing floor or winepress?	0	The king uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that there is no food available. Here the threshing floor refers to grain and the winepress refers to wine. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “There is nothing coming from the threshing floor or the winepress.” or “There is no food to harvest or any grapes to make wine to drink.”
6:28	ud9v			The king continued	0	“The king said.” This means that they continued talking.
6:29	x1zj			we boiled	0	Alternate translation: “we cooked”
6:30	b5qa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	heard the words of the woman	0	The words “the words” are a metonym for what the woman said. Alternate translation: “heard the woman tell what she and the other woman had done”
6:30	run8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	he tore his clothes	0	The king ripped his outer garment to show his distress. Alternate translation: “he tore his clothes in grief”
6:30	ht3d			now he was passing by on the wall	0	He had been walking on the city wall when the woman called out to him in [2 Kings 6:24](../06/24.md). Now he continued walking along it.
6:30	ss3c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	he had sackcloth underneath, against his skin	0	By wearing sackcloth even for his undergarments, the king showed that he was very sad and upset. Alternate translation: “he had sackcloth underneath his outer garment, against his skin” or “he was wearing sackcloth underneath his robe because he was very upset”
6:31	uj2p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	May God do so to me, and more also	0	The king is saying he hopes God will punish him and even kill him if Elisha the prophet does not die because of the things that have happened in the city of Samaria. Alternate translation: “May God punish me and kill me”
6:31	se8b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on him today	0	This refers to Elisha dying, specifically be being beheaded. Alternate translation: “if Elisha son of Shaphat is not beheaded today” or “if my soldiers do not behead Elisha son of Shaphat today”
6:32	l5iz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The king sent a man from before him	0	“To be before the king” means to be one of his servants. Alternate translation: “The king of Israel sent one of his servants as a messenger”
6:32	q454		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	when the messenger came to Elisha, he said to the elders	0	Here Elisha is speaking to the elders right before the king’s messenger arrived. Alternate translation: “when the messenger had almost arrived, Elisha said to the elders”
6:32	n9c4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	See how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head?	0	Elisha uses this rhetorical question to draw attention to the kings messenger and to insult the king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “See, this son of a murderer has sent someone to remove my head!”
6:32	vw57		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	son of a murderer	0	This means that the king of Israel has the characteristics of a murderer. Alternate translation: “this man who is like a murderer” or “that murderer”
6:32	evx7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	has sent to	0	It is understood that he sent a person. Alternate translation: “has sent someone to”
6:32	xt8t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	to take away my head	0	This means to behead him. Alternate translation: “to cut off my head” or “to behead me”
6:32	nrb2			Look, when	0	Elisha uses this word here to draw the elder’s attention to what he says next. Alternate translation: “Listen to what I want you to do: when”
6:32	sy1a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	hold the door shut against him	0	If a door is shut against someone it means that it is closed and that they may not enter through it. Alternate translation: “hold the door shut so that he cannot come in”
6:32	m2uv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?	0	Elisha uses this question to assure the elders that the king is coming not far behind him. This rhetorical question may be written as a statement. Alternate translation: “The sound of his master’s feet is right behind him.” or “The king will be coming along soon after he arrives.”
6:33	uca5			behold, the messenger	0	The word “behold” alerts us to the arrival of the messenger.
6:33	qg92		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the messenger came down to him	0	The messenger arrived, and so did the king, as Elisha had said he would. The phrase “came down to him” means that they arrived at the place where he was. Alternate translation: “the messenger and the king arrived” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
6:33	q6nq			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important”
6:33	hk72			this trouble	0	“Indeed, this trouble.” The word “behold” here adds emphasis to what follows. The phrase “this trouble” refers to the famine in Samaria and the suffering it caused.
6:33	txv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?	0	This king use this rhetorical question to emphasize that he does not believe that Yahweh is going to help them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Why should I continue to wait for Yahweh to help us?” or “I will not wait any longer for help from Yahweh!” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
7:intro	tr2p				0	# 2 Kings 7 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe stories of Elisha’s miracles continue in this chapter. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Fear\n\nGod caused the army of Aram to hear the sound of an enormous army approaching so they all ran away leaving all their food behind.
7:1	tu65		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel	0	It is implied that the Israelites will be paying less money for these item than they had been. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will sell a measure of fine flour for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
7:1	cq3p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	a measure of fine flour … two measures of barley	0	Here the word “measure” translates the word “seah,” which is a unit of dry measurement equal to about 7 liters. Alternate translation: “7 liters of fine flour … 14 liters of barley”
7:1	y4hp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney	a shekel	0	A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams. Alternate translation: “about 11 grams of silver” or “one silver coin”
7:2	su6x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the captain on whose hand the king leaned	0	A high ranking captain who was the king’s personal assistant is spoken of as if he was a person on whom the king leaned his hand. Alternate translation: “the captain who was close to the king” or “the captain who was the king’s personal assistant”
7:2	s4x6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven	0	Yahweh causing much rain to fall in order to make the crops grow is spoken of as if Yahweh were opening windows in heaven through which he pours down rain. Alternate translation: “even if Yahweh were to cause much rain to fall from heaven”
7:2	wdq1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	can this thing happen?	0	The captain asks this question to express his unbelief. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “this could never happen!”
7:2	wqh6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	you will watch it happen with your own eyes	0	The phrase “with your own eyes” emphasizes that the captain will certainly see the things that Elisha prophesied. Alternate translation: “you yourself will watch these things happen”
7:2	d4g8			but you will not eat any of it	0	Alternate translation: “but you will not eat any of the flour or barely”
7:3	fjf7			Now	0	This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the writer starts to tell a new part of the story.
7:3	bwd4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why should we sit here until we die?	0	Although there were four men, probably only one of them asks this question. The question is rhetorical and emphasizes that they should not do this. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Certainly we should not sit here until we die”
7:4	phg1			If they keep us alive, we will live, and if they kill us, we will only die	0	The four men with leprosy are saying that the Arameans might feed them so that they can live, or they might kill them, which would be no worse since they would die anyway.
7:5	s9aa			at twilight	0	This refers to the early evening after the sun has set, but before it is dark.
7:5	wz76			the outermost part	0	Alternate translation: “the edge”
7:6	mi4l			the Aramean army hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses—the noise of another large army	0	The soldiers of the Aramean army heard noises that sounded like a large army approaching to battle them. This was not an actual army, but the Lord had made them hear these sounds.
7:6	ue8p			they said to each other	0	Alternate translation: “the Aramean soldiers said to each other”
7:6	msm4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians	0	Here the word “kings” represents the kings and their armies. Alternate translation: “the armies of the Hittites and the Egyptians”
7:6	z55a			to come against us	0	Alternate translation: “to fight us” or “to attack us”
7:7	q69m				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is what happened after the Lord caused the Aramean soldiers to think they heard a large enemy army approaching their camp.
7:7	nsr2			in the twilight	0	This refers to the early evening after the sun has set, but before it is dark.
7:8	pq49			plunder	0	This refers to items that a conquering army takes from another army that they have defeated. Here it refers to “silver and gold and clothes.”
7:9	rl1z			until daybreak	0	Alternate translation: “until morning”
7:9	bw6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	punishment will overtake us	0	Someone punishing the four men is spoken of as if punishment were a person who captures them. Alternate translation: “the people will punish us” or “someone will punish us” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
7:9	mg3r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	tell the king’s household	0	Here the word “household” represents the people who live in the king’s palace. Alternate translation: “tell the king and his people”
7:10	n961		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	as they were	0	The implicit information may be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “as they were when the soldiers were still there”
7:11	c178		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	then it was told inside the king’s household	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “then people told it inside the king’s household” or “then people told it to the king and those in his palace”
7:12	i2pp			have done to us	0	Alternate translation: “are planning to do to us” or “have done to deceive us”
7:12	w1yt			take them alive	0	This means that they would capture the people and not kill them.
7:13	sp83		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the horses that remain, which are left in the city	0	Many of the horses belonging to the Israelites had died because of the famine. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: “the horses in the city that are still alive”
7:13	gv7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	see	0	The implicit information about what he wanted to see may be expressed clearly. Alternate translation: “see if what these lepers have said is true”
7:14	ns26		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Go and see	0	The implicit information about what the king wanted them to see may be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “Go and see if what these lepers have said is true”
7:15	zcq2			They went after them to the Jordan	0	Alternate translation: “They followed the path the Aramean army took all the way to the Jordan River”
7:15	l1aa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	all the road was full of clothes and equipment	0	This is an exaggeration that means the men saw these items scattered along the road as they traveled. Alternate translation: “there were clothes and equipment all along the road”
7:16	e95z			plundered the camp	0	This refers to taking items from a defeated army.
7:16	pu67		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “So people sold a measure of fine flour for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel”
7:16	eh13		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	a measure of fine flour … two measures of barley	0	Here the word “measure” translates the word “seah,” which is a unit of dry measurement equal to about 7 liters. Alternate translation: “7 liters of fine flour … 14 liters of barley”
7:16	pys5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney	a shekel	0	A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams. Alternate translation: “about 11 grams of silver” or “one silver coin”
7:16	tv5d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	just as the word of Yahweh had said	0	Here “word” represents Yahweh. Alternate translation: “just as Yahweh had said”
7:17	hws6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the captain on whose hand he had leaned	0	A high ranking captain who was the king’s personal assistant is spoken of as if he were a person on whom the king leaned his hand. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 7:2](../07/02.md). Alternate translation: “the captain who was close to the king” or “the captain who was the king’s personal assistant”
7:17	r27e			trampled him down	0	The crowd of people were in such a rush to get to the food in the camp that they knocked over the man and trampled him to death.
7:18	a3ew		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-endofstory		0	# General Information:\n\nIn this verse, the writer summarizes what happened by repeating the events that he described in [2 Kings 7:1](../07/01.md).
7:18	ky49			About this time	0	Alternate translation: “About this time tomorrow”
7:18	y32g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume	two measures of barley … a measure of fine flour	0	Here the word “measure” translates the word “seah,” which is a unit of dry measurement equal to about 7 liters. Alternate translation: “14 liters of barley … 7 liters of fine flour”
7:18	kz43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney	a shekel	0	A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams. Alternate translation: “about 11 grams of silver” or “one silver coin”
7:19	n3ly		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-endofstory		0	# General Information:\n\nIn this verse, the writer summarizes what happened by repeating the events that he described in [2 Kings 7:2](../07/02.md).
7:19	g1xx			See	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
7:19	gkc2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven	0	Yahweh causing much rain to fall in order to make the crops grow is spoken of as if Yahweh were opening windows in heaven through which he pours down rain. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 7:2](../07/02.md). Alternate translation: “even if Yahweh were to cause much rain to fall from heaven”
7:19	k7aj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	can this thing happen?	0	The captain asks this question to express his unbelief. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 7:2](../07/02.md). Alternate translation: “this could never happen!”
7:19	z799		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	you will watch it happen with your own eyes	0	The phrase “with your own eyes” emphasizes that the captain will certainly see the things that Elisha prophesied. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 7:2](../07/02.md). Alternate translation: “you yourself will watch these things happen”
7:19	e8ni			but you will not eat any of it	0	Alternate translation: “but you will not eat any of the flour or barley”
8:intro	bje7				0	# 2 Kings 8 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe stories of Elisha’s miracles continue in this chapter. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Kings\n\nElisha told Hazael that he would be king of Aram. Jehoram became king of Judah. He was evil so Edom and Libna revolted and chose their own kings. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])
8:1	j132			Now	0	This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author starts to tell a new part of the story.
8:1	uw76			the woman whose son he had restored to life	0	The story of this woman and her son is found at [2 Kings 4:8](../04/08.md).
8:1	d8nn			he had restored to life	0	Alternate translation: “he had caused to become alive again”
8:1	imp7			Arise, and go	0	To arise here is for a person to stop what he is doing and begin to do what he needs to do. Alternate translation: “Do as I say, and go”
8:2	j2gk			the woman arose and she obeyed the word of the man of God	0	To arise here is for a person to stop what he is doing and begin to do what he needs to do. She may have been standing when she heard Elisha speak and decided to go.
8:2	q2bu			the man of God	0	Alternate translation: “Elisha, the man of God”
8:3	u7ww			to the king	0	This refers to the king of Israel.
8:3	z25q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	for her house and for her land	0	While the woman was gone, her home and property were sieged. She is begging for them to be returned to her. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “for her home and her property to be returned to her”
8:4	a78n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background	Now	0	This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author tells us background information about what the king was doing when the woman arrived.
8:5	dt7a			had restored to life the child who was dead	0	Alternate translation: “had caused the child who was dead to become alive again”
8:5	yfr8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	for her house and land	0	While the woman was gone, her home and property were sieged. She is begging for them to be returned to her. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: “for her home and her property to be returned to her”
8:6	zv9x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	about her son	0	This refers to the story of her son dying and Elisha bringing him back to life. The meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “about what had happened to her son”
8:6	lmk8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all the harvests of her fields	0	This metonym refers to the amount of money that the harvests of her fields were worth while she was away. Alternate translation: “all the profit from the harvests of her fields”
8:7	e6xa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ben Hadad	0	This is the name of the king of Aram. His name means “son of Hadad.” See how you translated this man’s name in [2 Kings 6:24](../06/24.md).
8:8	ds2t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hazael	0	This is the name of a man.
8:8	q5ru		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Take a gift	0	Hazael was to take many gifts, not just one. Alternate translation: “take many gifts”
8:8	gw6t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	in your hand	0	The phrase “in your hand” is an idiom meaning for him to take the gifts with him. Alternate translation: “with you”
8:8	weg2			the man of God	0	Alternate translation: “Elisha, the man of God”
8:8	ks64			consult with Yahweh through him, saying	0	Alternate translation: “ask Elisha to ask Yahweh”
8:9	bpb7			carried by forty camels	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “which forty camels carried”
8:9	n2g2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	forty camels	0	“40 camels”
8:9	sg7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Your son Ben Hadad king of Aram	0	Ben Hadad was not actually Elisha’s son, but Hazael called him that to show a close relationship between them. Alternate translation: “Ben Hadad, the king of Aram, who is like a son to you”
8:11	y1jt			until he was ashamed	0	Alternate translation: “until Hazael felt uncomfortable”
8:12	c1pw			my master	0	Hazael refers to Elisha this way to honor him.
8:12	k88j			Because I know	0	God has shown Elisha what will take place in the future.
8:12	cp79		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	you will do	0	The word “you” represents Hazael and refers to himself and the soldiers under his control when he is king. Alternate translation: “you will cause to happen” or “you will order your soldiers”
8:12	rs1h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	You will set … you will kill	0	The word “you” represents Hazel but here refers to his soldiers and not to Hazael personally. Alternate translation: “You soldiers will set … your soldiers will kill”
8:12	mwe9			dash in pieces their little ones	0	“crush their little children.” This is a brutal description of the soldiers killing children.
8:12	c5cf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	kill their young men with the sword	0	This means that the men will be killed in battle. The sword was the main weapon used in battle. Alternate translation: “kill their young men in battle”
8:12	m5j3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	rip open their pregnant women	0	Specifically this refers to tear open their stomachs. Alternate translation: “rip open the stomachs of their pregnant women with swords”
8:13	t6fk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Who is your servant, that he should do this great thing?	0	Hazel refers to himself here as Elisha’s servant. Hazel uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he does not think he could do the terrible things that Elisha has said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I could never do such great things!” or “Who am I, that I would have the power to do such things?”
8:13	jrg4			this great thing	0	“this terrible thing.” Here the word “great” refers to something that has a large effect and is terrible.
8:13	pk37		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He is only a dog	0	Hazael is talking about himself. He speaks of his low status and lack of influence by comparing himself to a dog. Here a dog represents a lowly animal. Alternate translation: “I am as powerless as a dog” or “I am as powerless as a lowly animal”
8:14	u24x			came to his master	0	The phrase “his master” refers to Ben Hadad.
8:15	k77k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	face so that he died	0	This means that Ben Hadad suffocated under the wet blanket. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “face. Ben Hadad was unable to breathe through it, and so he died”
8:16	x6vk				0	# General Information:\n\nJehoram becomes king of Judah.
8:16	twh9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel	0	This describes the time that Jehoram began to reign over Judah by stating how long Joram, the current king of Israel, had been reigning. Alternate translation: “In the fifth year that Jorman son of Ahab was king of Israel” or “In year five of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel”
8:16	th81		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	fifth year	0	“year 5”
8:16	kr57			Jehoram began to reign	0	Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, became the king of Judah.
8:17	yy79		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	thirty-two years old	0	“32 years old”
8:18	n85x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel	0	Here “walking” is an idiom that refers to how he lived and reigned as king. At this time in history, the recent kings of Israel had been evil kings. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “Jehoram was an evil king, just as other kings of Israel who ruled before him had been” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
8:18	dj52		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	as the house of Ahab was doing	0	Here the “house” of Ahab refers to the members of Ahab’s family and his recent descendants. Ahab is Jehoram father-in-law. Alternate translation: “the same as the rest of the family of Ahab was doing”
8:18	s1wc			for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife	0	Jehoram had married king Ahab’s daughter.
8:18	p4ym		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in Yahweh’s sight	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
8:19	j8s5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	destroy Judah	0	Here “Judah” is a metonym for the people who live there. Alternate translation: “destroy the people of Judah”
8:19	yb5a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	since he had told him that he would always give him descendants	0	“since Yahweh had told David that he would always give David descendants.” This refers to Yahweh’s promise to David that his descendants would always rule Judah. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “since he had told David that his descendants would always rule Judah”
8:20	g8i2			Edom revolted from under	0	Alternate translation: “Edom rebelled against”
8:20	lj7q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of Judah	0	Here the word “hand” refers to the control of Judah, and “Judah” refers specifically to the king of Judah. Alternate translation: “the control of the king of Judah”
8:20	m55m			they set a king over themselves	0	Alternate translation: “they appointed a king to rule over themselves”
8:21	gqd7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Then Jehoram crossed over	0	What was “crossed over” can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “Then Jehoram crossed the enemy lines”
8:22	bue7				0	# General Information:\n\nKing Jehoram of Judah dies and his son Ahaziah becomes king.
8:22	tvz8			So Edom has been in rebellion against the rule of Judah to this present day	0	Alternate translation: “So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that”
8:22	za77		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the rule of Judah	0	Here “Judah” refers to the king of Judah. Alternate translation: “the rule of the king of Judah” or “the authority of the king of Judah”
8:22	gu5q			to this present day	0	to the time that this book was written
8:22	c7ws		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Libnah also revolted at the same time	0	Libnah rebelled against the king of Judah just as Edom had. Alternate translation: “During that same time, Libnah also rebelled against the king of Judah”
8:22	ezk7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Libnah	0	This is another city that was originally part of Judah. Here “Libnah” refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “the people of Libnah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
8:23	nxu4			As for the other matters concerning Jehoram, all that he did	0	Alternate translation: “To read more about the history of Jehoram and what he did,”
8:23	ys1v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written … Judah?	0	This question is used to either inform or remind the readers that the information about Jehoram is in this other book. Alternate translation: “these things are written … Judah.” or “someone has written about them … Judah.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
8:24	a4g1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them	0	Here “rested” is a polite way of referring to someone dying. After he died, his body was buried in the same place as the bodies of his forefathers. The phrase “was buried” can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “Jehoram died as his ancestors had died, and they buried him with his ancestors” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
8:24	a8hw			Then Ahaziah his son became king in his place	0	Alternate translation: “Then Ahaziah, Jehoram’s son, became king after he died”
8:25	xk56				0	# General Information:\n\nAhaziah becomes king of Judah.
8:25	f3kd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel	0	This describes the time that Ahaziah began to reign as king of Judah by stating how long Joram, the current king of Israel, had reigned. Alternate translation: “in the twelfth year that Joram son of Ahab was king of Israel”
8:25	x65c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	twelfth year	0	“12th year”
8:26	jxz8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	twenty-two years	0	“22 years”
8:26	ja9u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Athaliah … Omri	0	Athaliah is the name of a woman. Omri is the name of a man.
8:27	tvy6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Ahaziah walked in the ways of	0	Here “walking” refers his behavior or the way in which he lived. Alternate translation: “Ahaziah lived the same way as the others in”
8:27	a5ad		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Ahab	0	Here the “house” of Ahab refers to his family. Alternate translation: “the family of Ahab”
8:27	r7k2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
8:27	h1s1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	a son-in-law to the house of Ahab	0	This explains Ahaziah’s family relationship to Ahab. Ahaziah’s father was married to Ahab’s daughter. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: “the son of Ahab’s son-in-law” or “a grandson of King Ahab”
8:28	hi68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram	0	The names of the three kings listed here are synecdoches and refer also to their armies that accompany them. Alternate translation: “Ahaziah’s army joined the army of King Joram of Israel to fight against the army of King Hazael of Aram”
8:29	e1qq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	to be healed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to heal” or “to recover”
8:29	wi44		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	against Hazael king of Aram	0	Here “Hazael” refers to himself and his army. Alternate translation: “the army of Hazael king of Aram”
8:29	c1ui		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Joram had been wounded	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the Arameans had wounded Joram”
9:intro	eu4t				0	# 2 Kings 9 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe life of Elisha continues in this chapter.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### King Jehu\n\nElisha told a young prophet to go and tell Jehu that God had made him the new king. Jehu killed the kings of both Israel and Judah and Jezebel, the mother of the king. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
9:1	yn86		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the sons of the prophets	0	This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Kings 2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: “the group of the prophets”
9:1	xc5s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	in your hand	0	The phrase “in your hand” refers to him taking the bottle with him. Alternate translation: “with you”
9:1	u975		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ramoth Gilead	0	Translate the name of this city the same as you did in [2 Kings 8:28](../08/28.md).
9:2	bsu9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi	0	This means that Jehoshaphat is Jehu’s father and that Nimshi is Jehoshapat’s father.
9:2	suq1			companions	0	These are the people with whom Jehu was sitting.
9:2	y74x			conduct him to	0	Alternate translation: “go along with him to” or “take him along to”
9:2	ycw4			an inner chamber	0	Alternate translation: “a private room”
9:5	s5qa			behold	0	The writer uses the word “behold” to direct attention to what follows. If you have a way of doing this in your language, you can use it here.
9:5	nk22		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the captains of the army were sitting	0	Jehu was sitting among the captains. You may introduce Jehu to the story line here if this is necessary in your language. Alternate translation: “Jehu and some other army officers were sitting together”
9:5	y24h			To which of us	0	The word “us” refers to Jehu and the other army captains.
9:7	e949		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh	0	Here the “blood” of the prophets and the servants refers to their deaths. Alternate translation: “I may avenge the deaths of my servants the prophets and all the servants of Yahweh” or “so that I may punish them for murdering my servants the prophets and all the servants of Yahweh”
9:7	v3iw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	the blood	0	The understood verb may be supplied. Alternate translation: “avenge the blood”
9:7	t494		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who were murdered by the hand of Jezebel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “whom Jezebel commanded her servants to murder” or “whose deaths were commanded by Jezebel”
9:7	f5vj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by the hand of Jezebel	0	This means that Jezebel commanded the people to be killed. Alternate translation: “by an order from Jezebel” or “by Jezebel’s command”
9:8	xlv4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	For the whole family of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male child	0	Here to be “cut off” means to be killed. Alternate translation: “For the whole family of Ahab will perish, and I will cause every male child in his family to be killed” or “Every member of Ahab’s family will die, including every male child”
9:8	nm7u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	every male child	0	This phrase is used to refer to every male, but it specifies “child” to emphasize that it includes children. Alternate translation: “every male”
9:9	ev98		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will make the house of Ahab like	0	This means that God will destroy Ahab and his family just as he destroyed Jeroboam and Baasha and their families. Alternate translation: “I will get rid of the house of Ahab like I got rid of”
9:9	t27a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of	0	This phrase is used in this verse three times. Each time, the word “house” refers to the “family” of the man specified. Alternate translation: “the family of”
9:9	xb8q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-transliterate	Nebat … Ahijah	0	These are the names of men. Translate the name “Nebat” the same as you did in [2 Kings 3:3](../03/03.md).
9:10	lvi6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The dogs will eat Jezebel	0	This means that the dogs will eat her dead body. Alternate translation: “Dogs will eat the dead body of Jezebel”
9:11	b369			the servants of his master	0	This refers to the other officers who were serving King Ahab.
9:11	p1vq			mad fellow	0	Alternate translation: “crazy man”
9:11	g6by			You know the man and the kinds of things he says	0	Jehu says that he is a young prophet and they all are familiar with the kinds of things young prophets generally say. Alternate translation: “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say”
9:12	vtu9			Tell us	0	Alternate translation: “Tell us what he said”
9:12	hqz3			He said this and that to me	0	Alternate translation: “He talked about some things”
9:13	zdb5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	took off his outer garment and put it under Jehu	0	In this culture, putting clothing on the ground was a way of honoring the king, so that his feet would not touch the dirty ground. Alternate translation: “took off their outer clothes and put them in front of Jehu for him to walk on”
9:13	ex32		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	They blew the trumpet and said	0	Not every man blew a trumpet. It is likely only one man blew a trumpet. Alternate translation: “One of them blew the trumpet and they all said”
9:14	hv9p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nimshi	0	Translate the name of this man the same as you did in [2 Kings 9:2](../09/02.md).
9:14	s5nw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background	Now Joram	0	This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author tells background information about how Joram was wounded and went to recover in Jezreel.
9:14	pd6w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	all Israel	0	These refers only to the Israelite army and not to everyone who lives in Israel. Alternate translation: “he and his army” or “he and the Israelite army”
9:14	w256		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hazael	0	Translate the name of this man the same as you did in [2 Kings 8:8](../08/08.md).
9:15	lga8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	to be healed of	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to recover from”
9:15	py61		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the wounds that the Arameans had given him	0	This means that he was wounded in battle with the Arameans. Alternate translation: “wounds that Joram got during the battle with the Aramean army”
9:15	v2kz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	against Hazael king of Aram	0	This refers to Hazael and his army. Alternate translation: “against Hazael king of Aram and his army”
9:15	u6gv			Jehu said to the servants of Joram	0	This refers to the officers who were with Joram at Ramoth Gilead.
9:15	tk4f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	If this is your opinion	0	“If you are in agreement with me” Jehu uses this phrase to refer to if people are supportive of him being king and of his decisions. Alternate translation: “If you truly want me to be your king”
9:15	a8i6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in order to go tell this news in Jezreel	0	This refers to telling Joram and his army of Jehu’s plans. Alternate translation: “to warn king Joram and his army in Jezreel”
9:16	w7v3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background	Now Ahaziah	0	The word “now” is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author tells background information about Ahaziah visiting Joram.
9:17	d5k3			watchman	0	guard
9:17	fqp2			the company of Jehu as he came at a distance	0	Alternate translation: “Jehu and his men as they were still far away”
9:18	v71n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What have you to do with peace?	0	Jehu uses this rhetorical question to tell the messenger that it is none of his concern if he comes in peace or not. Alternate translation: “It is not your concern if I have come in peace!” or “It is not for you to know if I have come in peace!”
9:18	a578			The messenger has met them, but he is not coming back	0	The watchman told King Joram that the man he sent out is not coming back with a reply to the king’s question.
9:19	pk6m			Then he sent out a second man on horseback, who came to them	0	Alternate translation: “Then king Joram sent a second messenger riding a horse, who went out to meet Jehu and his army”
9:19	c4nc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	a second man	0	Joram had already sent one man. This was the next. Alternate translation: “another man”
9:19	rg7f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What have you to do with peace?	0	Jehu uses this rhetorical question to tell the messenger that it is none of his concern if he comes in peace or not. See how you translated this question in [2 Kings 9:18](../09/18.md). Alternate translation: “It is not your concern if I have come in peace!” or “It is not for you to know if I have come in peace!”
9:20	dp92		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	For the way that the chariot is being driven is the way that Jehu son of Nimshi drives	0	This may be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “Because the driver of the chariot drives the same way that Jehu son of Nimshi drives”
9:21	if9v			each in his chariot	0	Alternate translation: “each in his own chariot”
9:21	tg65			They found him at	0	Alternate translation: “When they reached Jehu, he was at”
9:21	q3cn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Naboth	0	This is the name of a man.
9:21	byn3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jezreelite	0	This refers to a person from Jezreel.
9:22	uds6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What peace is there, when the idolatrous acts of prostitution and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel are so many?	0	Jehu uses this rhetorical question to state why he is not coming in peace. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “There can be no peace as long as your mother Jezebel practices and promotes so much idolatry in the form of prostitution and witchcraft.”
9:23	nse3			turned his chariot and fled	0	Alternate translation: “turned his chariot around to try to flee”
9:23	nc8t			treachery	0	trickery or deception
9:24	zn2r			with his full strength	0	Alternate translation: “with all of his strength” or “with all of his power”
9:24	cdj4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he sank down in his chariot	0	Joram died from being shot with arrow. Alternate translation: “Joram fell down dead in his chariot”
9:25	w6pd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Bidkar	0	This is the name of a man.
9:25	ei1x			Pick him up and throw him	0	Alternate translation: “Pick up his dead body and throw it” or “Take his corpse and throw it”
9:25	mp87			Think about how	0	Alternate translation: “Remember”
9:25	t4d7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	after Ahab his father	0	This means that they rode in the chariot behind Ahab’s chariot. Alternate translation: “behind his father Ahab’s chariot”
9:25	x3uz			Yahweh placed this prophecy against him	0	Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this prophecy against Ahab”
9:26	a9nj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will surely make you pay for it	0	This means that he will punish Ahab as he deserves for the evil he has done. Alternate translation: “I will give you what you deserve for the evil you have done”
9:26	p73v			pick him up and throw him on this field	0	Alternate translation: “take Joram’s dead body and throw it into the field of Naboth”
9:26	y67y			according to the word of Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “to fulfill the prophecy spoken to us”
9:27	gu34				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is the account of what happened to Ahaziah, the king of Judah, after Jehu killed Joram.
9:27	z52z			saw this	0	Alternate translation: “saw what happened to Joram”
9:27	yl6p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Beth Haggan … Gur … Ibleam … Megiddo	0	These are the names of places.
9:27	z7k2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	at the ascent of Gur	0	The word “ascent” means that they were going up hill while travelling on the road to Gur. Alternate translation: “on the road leading up to Gur”
9:28	bl6s			his fathers	0	Alternate translation: “his ancestors”
9:29	dnx1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab	0	This describes the time that Ahaziah began to reign by stating how long the current king of Israel had reigned. Alternate translation: “in the eleventh year that Joram son of Ahab was king of Israel”
9:29	j1he		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	eleventh year	0	“11th year”
9:30	fnb3			painted her eyes, arranged her hair	0	Alternate translation: “put on makeup, made her hair look nice”
9:31	fcb2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are you coming in peace, you Zimri, your master’s murderer?	0	Jezebel uses this rhetorical question to accuse Jehu of not coming peacefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You are certainly not coming in peace, you Zimri, your master’s murderer!”
9:31	p3ch		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you Zimri, your master’s murderer	0	Here Jezebel calls Jehu “Zimri” to say that he is a murderer. Zimri was a commander of the army of Israel who murdered the king of Israel because he wanted to be king. Alternate translation: “you murdered your master, just like Zimri murdered his master”
9:31	z2ve		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Zimri	0	This is the name of a man.
9:32	pup7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Who is on my side	0	To “be on someone’s side” means to be loyal to them and supportive of them. Alternate translation: “Who is loyal to me”
9:33	v8nz			Throw her down	0	Jehu was telling the eunuchs to throw Jezebel out of the window.
9:33	fj4y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	So they threw Jezebel down	0	The eunuchs threw Jezebel out of the high window and she died when she hit the ground.
9:33	ip8k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Jehu trampled her underfoot	0	This means that he drove his horses over her body. Alternate translation: “Jehu’s horses that were pulling his chariot trampled her body under their feet”
9:34	p8vf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	See now to	0	The phrase “see now to” means to give your attention to whatever is specified. Alternate translation: “Now go to”
9:34	dj2x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	for she is a king’s daughter	0	Since Jezebel was the daughter of a king, it was necessary to bury her properly. Alternate translation: “because she is a king’s daughter and therefore should be buried properly”
9:35	v3xk			they found no more of her than	0	This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “all they found that was left of her body were”
9:35	l1m8			the palms of her hands	0	The palm is the inner part of the hand.
9:36	pqz3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the Tishbite	0	This refers to someone from the city of Tishbe. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 1:3](../01/03.md).
9:37	kim4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	the body of Jezebel will be like dung on the surface of the fields … so that no one will be able to say	0	This speaks of the pieces of Jezebel’s body being scattered in the field as if they were dung spread in the field. Since the pieces of her body were so small and spread out there was nothing that could be collected and buried. Alternate translation: “the pieces of Jezebel’s body will be scattered like dung in the fields … so that no one will be able to recognize them and say”
9:37	xj6d			dung	0	manure, specifically dung used as a fertilizer
9:37	ayb5			so that no one will be able to say, “This is Jezebel.”	0	Alternate translation: “so that no one will be able to recognize her body.” or “so no one will be able to tell this was Jezebel.”
10:intro	abca				0	# 2 Kings 10 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\nGod’s prophecy against the family of Ahab was fulfilled. Jehu killed all of Ahab’s descendants and all the worshipers of Baal. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/fulfill]])
10:1	w4rf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	seventy descendants	0	“70 descendants”
10:1	bud2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria	0	This means that Jehu sent a messenger to deliver the letters. Alternate translation: “Jehu wrote letters and sent a messenger to deliver them in Samaria”
10:3	fdt6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	set him on his father’s throne	0	Here, sitting on the king’s throne means to be appointed as king. Alternate translation: “make him king in his father’s place”
10:3	x59q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	for your master’s royal line	0	“your master’s descendants.” Here the man that they selected to be king is referred to as Ahab’s royal line of descendants. Alternate translation: “to defend your master’s descendant” or “to defend him”
10:4	m1vq			But they were terrified	0	Alternate translation: “Then they were very afraid”
10:4	h24j			the two kings	0	Alternate translation: “two kings, Joram and Ahaziah”
10:4	lh37			could not stand before Jehu	0	Here “stand” means to be able to endure under trouble. Alternate translation: “could not endure against Jehu” or “could not resist Jehu”
10:4	ymj8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So how can we stand?	0	The descendants use the rhetorical question to imply that they cannot stand against Jehu. Alternate translation: “We cannot stand against him either!” or “We cannot resist him either!”
10:5	imx5			the man who was over the city	0	Here to be “over” something means to have authority and responsibility over it. Alternate translation: “the man who was in charge of the city”
10:5	r52c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they who raised the children	0	This refers to the people who raised the king’s children. Alternate translation: “they who raised the king’s children”
10:5	h9q4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Do what is good in your eyes	0	Here Jehu’s “eyes” refer to his “sight.” His “sight” refers to what he thinks. Alternate translation: “Do what you judge to be right” or “Do whatever you think is the best”
10:6	sb9l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	wrote a letter the second time to them	0	Joram had written one letter. This was the next. Alternate translation: “again wrote a letter to them” or “wrote another letter to them”
10:6	c3rg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	on my side	0	To “be on someone’s side” means to be loyal to them and supportive of them. Alternate translation: “loyal to me”
10:6	g3if			listen	0	to hear and obey
10:6	hjr8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to my voice	0	Here Jehu’s “voice” refer to what he says. Alternate translation: “to what I say”
10:6	hij4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you must take the heads … and come to me	0	It is implied that they are to bring the heads of the Ahab’s descendant and present them to Jehu. Alternate translation: “you must take the heads … and bring them to me”
10:6	v7id		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	you must take the heads of the men of your master’s descendants	0	This refers to killing them and removing their heads. Alternate translation: “kill your master’s descendants and cut off their heads”
10:6	qps2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	seventy in number	0	“70 in number”
10:6	xl7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	who were bringing them up	0	This means that they were supervising them and teaching them. Alternate translation: “who were raising them” or “who were supervising them”
10:7	by3v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	seventy persons	0	“70 persons”
10:7	dj3k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	sent them to Jehu	0	This means that they sent people to deliver the baskets to Jehu. Alternate translation: “sent people to take them to Jehu”
10:8	jl7j			of the king’s sons	0	Alternate translation: “of Ahab’s descendants”
10:9	r1rc			Jehu went out and stood	0	Alternate translation: “Jehu went to the city gate and stood before the people”
10:9	k9nc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	You are innocent	0	It can be stated clearly what they were innocent of. This could mean: (1) Alternate translation: “You are innocent of what happened to Joram” or (2) this means that they are not held responsible for the deaths of Joram’s family. Alternate translation: “You are innocent of what happened to Joram and his family” or “You are innocent of this matter”
10:9	dic5			See	0	Jehu uses this word here to draw the peoples’ attention to what he says next. Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Hear my words”
10:9	apq9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	but who killed all these?	0	Jehu uses a rhetorical question to cause the people to think deeply about the situation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. This could mean: (1) Alternate translation: “but the men of Samaria are responsible for killing Ahab’s 70 descendants” or (2) Alternate translation: “but it was Yahweh’s will for these men to die”
10:10	tky4			certainly realize	0	Alternate translation: “understand” or “be aware of the fact that”
10:10	qm1a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	no part of Yahweh’s word … will fall to the ground	0	This speaks of everything happening that Yahweh has said will happen as if it were something that did not die and fall to the ground. Alternate translation: “No part of Yahweh’s word … will fail” or “every part of Yahweh’s word … will happen”
10:10	dxa2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Yahweh has done	0	This speaks of Yahweh causing Ahab’s descendants to be killed as if he killed them himself. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has caused to happen”
10:11	q6ub		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	So Jehu killed all … and his priests	0	Jehu did not kill all of these people personally, rather he commanded for them to be killed. Alternate translation: “So Jehu commanded for all … to be killed” or “So Jehu commanded for all … to die”
10:11	yv9x			all who remained	0	Alternate translation: “all who were alive” or “all who were left”
10:11	m7rb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	until none of them remained	0	This means that they had all been killed. Alternate translation: “until all of them had been killed” or “until all of them were dead”
10:12	s861		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Beth Eked of the shepherd	0	This was the name of a place where sheep were sheared.
10:13	h9iy			going down to greet	0	Alternate translation: “going to visit”
10:13	w59s			the children of the king	0	Alternate translation: “the children of King Joram”
10:14	rz36		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Take them alive	0	This means to capture them, but not to kill them. Alternate translation: “Seize them” or “Capture them”
10:14	v6f8			So they took them alive	0	Alternate translation: “So they captured them”
10:14	q8s9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	forty-two men	0	“42 men”
10:14	b7wx			He did not leave any of them alive	0	This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “He killed all of them”
10:15	hcx6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehonadab son of Recab	0	This is the name of a man.
10:15	fmq7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Is your heart with me, as my heart is with yours? & “It is.”	0	Here a person’s “heart” refers to their loyality. If a person’s loyalty is “with someone,” it means that they are loyal to that person. Alternate translation: “Will you be loyal to me, as I will be loyal to you? … ‘I will.’” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
10:15	xmz8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	If it is, give me your hand	0	“If so, put your hand in mine” or “If so, let us shake hands” In many cultures, when two people shake hands, it confirms their agreement.
10:16	rl1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	see my zeal	0	The word “zeal” may be expressed as an adjective. Alternate translation: “see how zealous I am”
10:17	kbl6			royal line	0	Alternate translation: “entire royal family”
10:17	st48		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	just as was told them before by the word of Yahweh, which he had spoken to Elijah	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to fulfill the prophecy that Elijah had spoken, which Yahweh gave to him”
10:18	da4q			gathered all the people together	0	Alternate translation: “called all the people and had them come to where he was”
10:18	gl45			all the people together	0	Alternate translation: “all the people of Samaria”
10:18	yq9j			serve him much	0	Alternate translation: “serve him much more than Ahab”
10:19	qw51			Let no one be left out	0	Alternate translation: “Do not leave anyone out”
10:19	r6m8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Whoever does not come will not live	0	This means that if they do not come they will be executed. Alternate translation: “We will execute anyone who does not come”
10:20	h3ia		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Set a time	0	This means to designate and prepare a period of time for something. In this case they were to prepare for an assembly for Baal. Alternate translation: “Prepare”
10:21	g86v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Then Jehu sent	0	This means that he sent messengers to take this message throughout the land. Alternate translation: “Then Jehu sent messengers” or “Then Jehu sent the message”
10:21	sj5t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives	so that there was not a man left who did not come	0	This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “so that every worshiper of Baal was there” or “so that every man came”
10:21	uy4m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it was filled	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they filled it”
10:22	d5j3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	who kept the priest’s wardrobe	0	Here “to keep” something means to care for it and oversee it. Alternate translation: “who was in charge of the priest’s wardrobe” or “who cared for the priest’s wardrobe”
10:23	hbh1			he said to the worshipers of Baal	0	Alternate translation: “Jehu said to the people who were in the temple to worship Baal”
10:23	p3nc			but the worshipers of Baal alone	0	Alternate translation: “but that only worshipers of Baal are here”
10:24	qp6c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escapes	0	Here the “hands” of the men refer to their “control.” By being stationed around the temple they were in control of the situation and it was up to them whether people were able to escape or not. Alternate translation: “If any of these men that I brought into your control escapes” or “If any of the men that are inside gets away”
10:24	vh3i			whoever lets that man escape, his life will be taken for the life of the one who escaped	0	Alternate translation: “we will kill the man who let him escape”
10:24	tel9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	his life will be taken	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This is a polite way to refer to a person being killed. Alternate translation: “we will take his life” or “we will kill him”
10:24	e792		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for the life of the one	0	“in exchange for the life of the man.” Here this man is referred to by his “life” to emphasize that he did not die. Alternate translation: “for the man”
10:25	qf9l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he said to the guard and to the captains	0	You may need to state that Jehu came out of the temple before he spoke to the guard. Alternate translation: “he went back outside of the temple of Baal and said to the guards and captains”
10:25	t2x5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	with the edge of the sword	0	The men used swords to kill the worshipers of Baal. This phrase refers to their swords. Alternate translation: “with their swords”
10:25	pcm3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	threw them out	0	This means that threw the dead bodies of the people out of the temple. Alternate translation: “threw their dead bodies out of the temple”
10:27	g8xj			made it a latrine	0	“made it a public toilet” A latrine is a bathroom, or a toilet area, usually for a camp or buildings used to house soldiers.
10:27	zr1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	which it is to this day	0	This means that something has remained in a certain condition until the present time. Alternate translation: “and since then it has always been that way”
10:29	b11b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	did not leave the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat	0	This speaks of Jehu committing the same sins that Jeroboam committed, as if Jeroboam’s sins were a place that Jehu did not leave. Alternate translation: “did not stop committing the kinds of sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had committed”
10:29	yas2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nebat	0	See how you translated this man’s name in [2 Kings 3:3](../03/03.md).
10:30	l9pm			in executing	0	Alternate translation: “in carrying out” or “in accomplishing”
10:30	qe59		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was right in my eyes	0	The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “what I judge to be right” or “what I consider to be right”
10:30	v6lk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Ahab	0	Here Ahab’s “house” refers to his “family.” Alternate translation: “the family of Ahab”
10:30	ufu9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all that was in my heart	0	Here the “heart” represents “desire.” Alternate translation: “all that I desired for you to do” or “all that I wanted you to do”
10:30	t8ua		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	sit on the throne	0	Sitting on the throne represents ruling as king. Alternate translation: “be the kings”
10:30	e1jz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	to the fourth generation	0	This refers to his son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-great-grandson. Alternate translation: “to the 4th generation” or “for four more generations”
10:31	t6dt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Jehu took no care to walk in the law of Yahweh	0	Here “walking” refers to “living.” Alternate translation: “Jehu was not careful to live according to the law of Yahweh”
10:31	k8mn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	with all his heart	0	Here the “heart” refers to a person’s will and desire. Alternate translation: “in everything that he did” or “with all of his will”
10:31	dsa7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam	0	To “turn away” from something means to stop doing it. Alternate translation: “Jehu did not stop from sinning in the same ways as Jeroboam”
10:32	v39i			began to cut off regions from Israel	0	Alternate translation: “began to cause the territory controlled by Israel to become smaller”
10:32	lup5			regions	0	areas of land
10:32	nr1q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Hazael defeated	0	Here “Hazael” refers to himself and his army. Alternate translation: “Hazael and his army” or “King Hazael’s Aramean army”
10:32	ar6f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hazael	0	See how you translated this king’s name in [2 Kings 8:8](../08/08.md).
10:33	n3me			from the Jordan eastward	0	Alternate translation: “from the land east of the Jordan”
10:33	ef2f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Aroer … Bashan	0	These are all names of places.
10:33	u9im		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the Arnon	0	“the Arnon River” This is the name of a river.
10:34	dhn9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?	0	This rhetorical question can be written as a statement. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 1:18](../01/18.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.”
10:35	ka9p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	Jehu slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in Samaria	0	This means that Jehu died. This speaks of him being buried where his ancestors were buried as if he were sleeping with them. Alternate translation: “Jehu died and they buried him in Samaria, where they had also buried his ancestors” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
10:35	g2qi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehoahaz	0	This is the name of a man.
10:36	m23h			The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years	0	Alternate translation: “Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-eight years”
10:36	e9ns		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	twenty-eight years	0	“28 years”
11:intro	abcb				0	# 2 Kings 11 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter is the beginning of the story of the spiritual revival in Judah under Joash. The people returned to properly worshiping Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Athaliah’s evil actions\nThe mother of the king of Judah, Athaliah, killed all the royal children so that she could rule. She was not able to kill the baby Joash because his aunt hid him in the temple. When Joash was seven years old, the chief priest conspired with the army and made Joash king. They killed Athaliah and destroyed the temple of Baal. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
11:1	q8ru		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Athaliah	0	This is the name of a woman.
11:1	ed43			saw that her son was dead	0	Alternate translation: “became aware that her son was dead”
11:1	vmz8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	she arose and killed all the royal children	0	Athaliah did not personally kill the children. Alternate translation: “she commanded her servants to kill all the members of Ahaziah’s family who might become king”
11:2	e2rn			took Joash son of Ahaziah, and hid him away from among the king’s sons who were killed, along with his nurse; she put them into a bedroom. They hid him from Athaliah so that he was not killed.	0	Alternate translation: “took Ahaziah’s very young son Joash and hid him and his nursemaid in a bedroom in the temple. So he was not killed”
11:2	ys17		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehosheba	0	This is the name of a woman.
11:2	b2rw			Joash	0	This is the name of a man.
11:3	x9bc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	He remained with her six years, hidden in the house of Yahweh, while Athaliah reigned over the land	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Joash and Jehosheba hid him in the house of Yahweh for six years while Athaliah ruled the land”
11:3	sm9g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	land	0	This is a metonym for the people who live in the land. Alternate translation: “people of Judah”
11:4	qlj7			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nThis continues the story of what happens after Joash, the son of King Azahiah, was hidden in the temple after all King Azahiah’s other descendants were killed.
11:4	lft4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	In the seventh year	0	“In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign” or “In year 7 of Athaliah’s reign”
11:4	n18c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehoiada	0	the high priest
11:4	f6wi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	the commanders of hundreds	0	The phrases “commander of hundreds” is probably an official title for a military officer. This could mean: (1) the word “hundreds” represents the exact amount of soldiers that each of these commanders led. Alternate translation: “the commanders of 100 soldiers” or (2) the word translated as “hundreds” does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. Alternate translation: “the commanders of military divisions”
11:4	pvj6			Carites	0	This is the name of a particular group of the royal guards.
11:4	dar3			brought them to himself	0	“had them come to meet with him.” Jehoiada, the high priest, had these military men report to him at the temple.
11:4	ycq8			Then he showed them the king’s son	0	Jehoiada revealed to them that Joash, King Azahiah’s son, was still alive.
11:7	z17v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	for the king	0	They were to keep watch for the purpose of protecting the king from harm. Alternate translation: “in order to protect King Joash”
11:8	jp1k			Whoever enters within your ranks	0	“Anyone who tries to go past you while you are protecting King Joash.” A rank refers to a line of soldiers.
11:8	d88v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	let him be killed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you must kill him”
11:8	ck5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	You must stay with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in	0	These two opposite things are a merism that refers to everything the king does. Alternate translation: “You must stay near the king at all times”
11:9	ry72		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	the commanders of hundreds	0	The phrase “commander of hundreds” is probably an official title for a military officer. This could mean: (1) the word “hundreds” represents the exact amount of soldiers that each of these commanders led. Alternate translation: “the commanders of 100 soldiers” or (2) the word translated as “hundreds” does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. Alternate translation: “the commanders of military divisions” See how you translated this in [2 Kings 11:4](../11/04.md).
11:9	duu3			Each one	0	Alternate translation: “Each commander”
11:10	jsa1			were in the house of Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “were stored in the temple”
11:11	tzd5			from the right side of the temple to the left side, near the altar and the temple	0	Some versions translate the first two occurrences of “temple” as “palace.” These versions say, “from the right side of the palace to the left side of the palace, near the altar and the temple.”
11:12	bh8m			brought out the king’s son Joash	0	Jehoiada, the high priest, brought king Ahaziah’s son, Joash, out from the temple apartment where he had been raised in hiding.
11:12	i4yu			gave him the covenant decrees	0	Alternate translation: “presented him with the book of the law”
11:12	z9x3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	anointed him	0	The priest poured olive oil on the head of Joash as a symbol that he was now the king. Alternate translation: “poured some olive oil on Joash’s head”
11:12	sz23			clapped their hands	0	Clapping their hands was a sign of the happiness of the people at the anointing of the new king.
11:13	xrt9			the noise of the guard	0	This refers to the noise made by all the soldiers.
11:13	c8pr			she came to the people in the house of Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “she came to where the people had gathered at the temple”
11:14	ty2h			She looked, and, behold, the king was standing	0	Alternate translation: “When she arrived, she was surprised to see King Joash standing”
11:14	tnu7			by the pillar	0	Alternate translation: “by one of the pillars of the temple”
11:14	le1p			as the custom was	0	Alternate translation: “which was the usual place for the king to stand”
11:14	xwj4			the trumpeters	0	Alternate translation: “the people who played the trumpets”
11:14	kxx4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	Athaliah tore her clothes	0	She tore her clothes to express that she was very upset and angry.
11:14	tc82			Treason! Treason!	0	Alternate translation: “You are traitors! You have betrayed me!”
11:15	y8gb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	the commanders of hundreds	0	The phrase “commander of hundreds” is probably an official title for a military officer. This could mean: (1) the word “hundreds” represents the exact amount of soldiers that each of these commanders led. Alternate translation: “the commanders of 100 soldiers” or (2) the word translated as “hundreds” does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. Alternate translation: “the commanders of military divisions” See how you translated this in [2 Kings 11:4](../11/04.md).
11:15	i3h1			Bring her out between the ranks	0	“Take her away between two rows of guards” or “Lead her away with a row of soldiers on each side of her.” Ranks are lines or rows of soldiers.
11:15	f3f3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Anyone who follows her	0	It is implied that a person who followed her would be trying to help her. Alternate translation: “Anyone who follows to try to rescue her”
11:16	x4a6			they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds	0	Some versions translate this as “the guards seized her and took her to the palace, to the place where horses enter the courtyard.”
11:17	uxx6			also between the king and the people	0	Alternate translation: “also made a covenant between the king and the people”
11:18	qgd8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	all the people of the land	0	This is a generalization to show that a large group of people tore down the temple of Baal. Alternate translation: a large number of the people of the land”
11:18	tn2k			the house of Baal	0	Alternate translation: “the temple of Baal”
11:18	qky4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Mattan	0	This is the name of a male priest.
11:19	u5jn				0	# General Information:\n\nThey take the new king, Joash, from the temple to the palace.
11:19	u1k5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	the commanders of hundreds	0	The phrase “commander of hundreds” is probably an official title for a military officer. This could mean: (1) the word “hundreds” represents the exact amount of soldiers that each of these commanders led. Alternate translation: “the commanders of 100 soldiers” or (2) the word translated as “hundreds” does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. Alternate translation: “the commanders of military divisions” See how you translated this in [2 Kings 11:4](../11/04.md).
11:19	yh95			Carites	0	This is the name of a particular group of the royal guards.
11:19	j4wu			brought down the king from the house of Yahweh and they went into the king’s house	0	Alternate translation: “brought the king from the temple to the palace”
11:20	hz2a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	all the people of the land rejoiced	0	This is a generalization. It is possible that some did not rejoice. Alternate translation: “many people in the land rejoiced”
11:20	y27g			the city was quiet	0	Alternate translation: “the city was calm” or “the city was peaceful”
11:21	pit8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	Joash was seven years old	0	“Joash was 7 years old”
12:intro	abcc				0	# 2 Kings 12 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter is the end of the story of the revival in Judah under Joash.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Temple\n\nJoash repaired the temple. In many ways, the temple represents the relationship between the people and Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
12:1	ze1f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	In the seventh year of Jehu	0	“During year 7 of the reign of Jehu over Israel”
12:1	d8af			the reign of Joash began	0	Alternate translation: “Joash began to reign over Judah”
12:1	rhb3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Zibiah	0	This was the name of a woman.
12:1	j5kp			Zibiah, of Beersheba	0	Alternate translation: “Zibiah, from the city of Beersheba”
12:2	ef2r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was right in the eyes of Yahweh	0	The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “what Yahweh judges to be right” or “what Yahweh considers to be right”
12:2	zt6j			instructing him	0	Alternate translation: “teaching him”
12:3	wpe8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	But the high places were not taken away	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “But the people did not destroy the high places”
12:3	u656		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places	0	Yawheh forbid the people to worship at these place. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “The people continued to go to places that were unacceptable to Yahweh, to make sacrifices and burn incense”
12:4	spc4			the money that is brought in as sacred offerings into the house of Yahweh	0	This refers to money that people gave to support the temple. This money came in three forms that are described in the rest of the sentence.
12:6	zsi3			by the twenty-third year of King Joash	0	Alternate translation: “when Joash had been king for twenty three years”
12:7	pm11		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why have you not repaired anything in the temple?	0	Joash asks this question to rebuke the priests. Alternate translation: “You should have been repairing the temple!”
12:7	jj8t			give it to those who can make the repairs	0	Alternate translation: “pay workers who will do the repairs”
12:9	c517			Instead, Jehoiada	0	Alternate translation: “Instead of the priests collecting the money, Jehoiada”
12:9	zfe8			on the right side as one comes into the house of Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “on the right side of the entrance to the temple”
12:9	sf7a			put into it	0	Alternate translation: “put into the chest” or “put in the box”
12:9	fa63		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the money that was brought	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the money that people brought”
12:10	qbt6			put the money in bags and then count it	0	Many versions put this in a more logical order such as “count the money and put it in bags.”
12:10	dcd8			put the money in bags	0	This could mean: (1) “put the money in bags” or (2) “tied up the money in bags” .
12:10	ri1a			the money found	0	Alternate translation: “the money that they found in the chest”
12:11	fj3g			weighed out	0	Alternate translation: “counted”
12:11	uk5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	into the hands of men	0	Here “hands” refers to the men. Alternate translation: “to men”
12:11	ldg6			who took care of the temple	0	Alternate translation: “who repaired the temple”
12:11	stw3			carpenters	0	people who build and repair things made of wood
12:12	ccn6			masons	0	people who build with stone
12:12	l79i			stonecutters	0	people who cut stones into the correct size and shape
12:12	nj3x			for buying timber and cutting stone	0	Alternate translation: “to buy wood and to cut stone”
12:12	azk6			for all that was needed to be paid to repair it	0	Alternate translation: “to pay for all of the needed repairs”
12:13	v3c8			did not pay to make for it any	0	Alternate translation: “was not spent to pay for any of the temple’s”
12:13	al8w			silver cups, lamp trimmers, basins, trumpets, or any gold or silver furnishing	0	These are items that would have been used by the priests for various temple tasks, such as sacrifices or festivals.
12:15	yl27		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they did not require the money paid for repairs to be accounted for by the men who received it and paid it to the workmen	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they did not require the men who received the money and paid the workmen for the repairs to account for the money”
12:15	d5vz			to be accounted for	0	to keep a record of how much money was received and spent
12:16	frz5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the money for the guilt offerings and the money for the sin offerings was not brought into the temple of Yahweh	0	It is implied that this money was not used for the repairs. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they did not use the money from the guilt offerings and the sin offerings to pay for the repairs to the temple of Yahweh” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
12:17	lxs4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Hazael king of Aram attacked … Hazael then turned to attack	0	This refers to Hazael’s army as well as to Hazael. Alternate translation: “Hazael king of Aram and his army attacked … Then they turned to attack”
12:17	h8n3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hazael	0	This is the name of the king of the country of Syria.
12:17	l227			took it	0	Alternate translation: “defeated and took control of it”
12:18	jt6e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers	0	These men were previous kings of Judah.
12:18	g6qu			set apart	0	Alternate translation: “dedicated”
12:18	uqk6			the gold that was found in the storerooms	0	Alternate translation: “the gold that was stored in the storerooms”
12:18	yc4i			Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem	0	The gifts Joash gave Hazael convinced him not to attack Jerusalem. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “So Hazael stopped attacking Jerusalem and left”
12:19	vzj6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?	0	This question is used to remind the reader that these things are recorded. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.”
12:20	bpc3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Silla	0	The location of this place is unknown.
12:21	a67i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jozabad … Shimeath … Jehozabad … Shomer … Amaziah	0	These are names of men.
12:21	c8xh			with his ancestors	0	Alternate translation: “in the place where his ancestors were buried”
12:21	jic7			became king in his place	0	Alternate translation: “became the next king of Judah”
13:intro	abcd				0	# 2 Kings 13 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis is the last chapter about Elisha.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Elisha’s death\nThe king of Israel is upset when Elisha is dying. Elisha assures him that he will have three victories over Aram.\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nThe king compares the protection that Elisha had given Israel to “The chariot of Israel and the horsemen.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
13:1	x3b7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah	0	“After Joash had been ruling Judah for almost 23 years”
13:1	k11v			reign over Israel in Samaria	0	Alternate translation: “rule over the kingdom of Israel located in Samaria”
13:1	sr5w			he reigned seventeen years	0	Alternate translation: “Jehoahaz was king for 17 years”
13:2	a5vp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
13:2	dmd4			followed the sins of Jeroboam	0	Alternate translation: “did the same sins as Jeroboam”
13:2	r613		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Jehoahaz did not turn away from them	0	Here stopping his sin is spoken of as if he turned away from them. This can also be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “Jehoahaz did not stop doing the sins of Jeroboam” or “Jehoahaz continued to do the same sins as Jeroboam”
13:3	sii1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel	0	Yahweh becoming angry with Israel is spoken of as if his anger was a fire that burned. Alternate translation: “Then Yahweh became very angry with Israel”
13:3	u4tp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Aram and into the hand of Ben Hadad son of Hazael	0	Here “them” refers to Israel and “hand” refers to the power to control them. Alternate translation: “allowed Hazael the king of Aram, and Ben Hadad, his son, to repeatedly defeat the Israelites in battle”
13:4	hcy2			implored Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “prayed to Yahweh”
13:4	gh67		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	רָאָה֙ אֶת־לַ֣חַץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־לָחַ֥ץ אֹתָ֖⁠ם מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָֽם	1	You could express the same idea with a verbal form such as “the king of Aram was oppressing them.” Alternate translation: “he saw how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel”
13:5	n7zw			a rescuer	0	Alternate translation: “someone to rescue them”
13:5	lp9p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they escaped from the hand of the Arameans	0	Here “hand” refers to the power to control them. Alternate translation: “he enabled them to be free from Aram’s power”
13:6	jts3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam	0	To stop sinning is spoken of as if they departed from the sins. This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “Israel did not stop doing the same sins as Jeroboam had done” or “Israel continued to commit the same sins as Jeroboam had committed”
13:6	yu8j			house of Jeroboam	0	Alternate translation: “the family of Jeroboam”
13:7	y28l			had destroyed them	0	Alternate translation: “had defeated the army of Jehoahaz”
13:7	rn9h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	made them like the chaff at threshing time	0	The Aramean army had so severely defeated the army of Israel that what remained was so worthless that it is compared to wheat chaff that the laborers walk on at harvest time. Alternate translation: “had crushed them as workers crush chaff under their feet at harvest time”
13:8	pi49		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?	0	This question is used to remind the reader that the acts of Jehoahaz are recorded in another book. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 1:18](../01/18.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.”
13:9	kb13		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	slept with his ancestors	0	This is a polite way of saying that he died.
13:10	dwi8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah	0	“After Joash had ruled Judah for almost 37 years”
13:10	j1vy			the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began over Israel in Samaria	0	Alternate translation: “Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began to rule over Israel in Samaria”
13:10	l84r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehoash	0	This was a king of Israel who was the son of Jehoahaz.
13:11	sa6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	Here “sight” represents God’s thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “He did things that Yahweh considers to be evil”
13:11	ird8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did not leave behind any of the sins of Jeroboam	0	To stop sinning is spoken of as if he left behind the sins. This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “Jehoash did not stop committing the same sins as Jeroboam” or “Jehoash kept committing the same sins as Jeroboam”
13:11	gt2b			by which he had made Israel to sin	0	Alternate translation: “by which Jeroboam had caused Israel to sin”
13:11	jsm8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	but he walked in them	0	To sin is spoken of as if he was walking along a sinful path. Alternate translation: “but Jehoash continued to do these same sins”
13:12	h7yt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	his might by which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah	0	Here the strength of Jehoash’s army is spoken of as Jehoash’s “might.” Alternate translation: “the power that his army showed when they fought against the army of Amaziah king of Judah”
13:12	u7z4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?	0	This question is used to remind the reader that the acts of Jehoahaz are recorded in another book. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 1:18](../01/18.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.”
13:13	q8g6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	Jehoash slept with his ancestors	0	This a polite way to say that Jehoash died.
13:13	il21		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Jeroboam sat on his throne	0	Here “sat on his throne” refers to ruling as king. Alternate translation: “Jeroboam became king after him” or “Jeroboam began to rule after him”
13:14	jr12			wept over him	0	Alternate translation: “wept because Elisha was sick”
13:14	h3da			My father, my father	0	Elisha was not the king’s literal father. King Joash used this term as a sign of respect.
13:14	r8bv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the chariots of Israel and the horsemen are taking you away	0	This is a reference to Elijah going to heaven in [2 Kings 2:11](../02/11.md) and [2 Kings 2:12](../02/12.md). Joash uses this phrase to say that Elisha was going to die. Alternate translation: “the chariots of Israel and the horsemen are taking you to heaven”
13:14	tj6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the horsemen	0	This refers to the men who drove the chariots. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “the drivers of the chariots”
13:17	b7d1			Open the window eastward	0	Alternate translation: “open the window that faces east” or “open that window towards the east”
13:17	dd2b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	so he opened it	0	Since this happens after Joash takes the bow and arrows, he may have had a servant open the window. Alternate translation: “So a servant opened it”
13:17	wid3			he shot	0	Alternate translation: “Joash shot the arrow”
13:17	lul1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	This is Yahweh’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram	0	The relationship between the arrow and victory can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “This arrow is a sign from Yahweh that he will give you victory over Aram” or “This arrow symbolizes the victory Yahweh will give you over Aram”
13:17	gh9y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Aphek	0	This was a city in the land of Israel.
13:19	zg7e			But the man of God was angry with him	0	Alternate translation: “But Elisha was angry with King Joash”
13:19	it9v			until you annihilated it	0	Alternate translation: “until you completely destroyed it” or “until they were completely wiped out”
13:20	jpb8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background	Now	0	This word marks a break in the main story line. This new section gives background information for the part of the story that follows.
13:20	eqh3			at the beginning of the year	0	Alternate translation: “each year during spring”
13:21	kn7h			As they were burying a certain man	0	Alternate translation: “As some Israelites were burying a man’s body”
13:21	c2yj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they saw a group of Moabites	0	It can be made explicit that they were afraid of the Moabites. Alternate translation: “they saw a group of Moabite raiders coming toward them and they were afraid”
13:21	bnq2			Elisha’s grave	0	Alternate translation: “the grave where Elisha was buried”
13:21	u91l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	As soon as the man touched Elisha’s bones	0	Here “the man” refers to his dead body. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “As soon as the dead man’s body touched the bones of Elisha”
13:21	xm7e			he revived and stood up on his feet	0	Alternate translation: “the dead man came back to life and stood up”
13:23	xdv2			But Yahweh was gracious to Israel, and had compassion on them and concern for them	0	It may be helpful to divide this sentence into shorter parts. Alternate translation: “But Yahweh was very kind to the Israelite people. He helped them”
13:23	rh9e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	So Yahweh did not destroy them	0	Yahweh’s covenant is the reason he did not destroy Israel. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “This is the reason that Yahweh did not destroy them” or “Because of his covenant, Yahweh did not destroy them”
13:23	w4jq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	has not driven them away from his presence	0	Yahweh’s rejection is spoken of as if he had physically driven Israel away from where he was. Alternate translation: “has not rejected them”
13:24	pn16		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hazael … Ben Hadad	0	These are names of kings.
13:24	z9i4			became king in his place	0	Alternate translation: “became king after him”
13:25	kwm4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehoash … Jehoahaz	0	These are names of kings.
13:25	zz2a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Jehoash attacked him three times	0	Here “Jehoash” and “him” refer to the kings and their armies. Alternate translation: “Jehoash’s army attacked Ben Hadad’s army three times”
13:25	v9pk			he recovered those cities of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “Jehoash took back control of the Israelite cities that Ben Hadad had captured”
14:intro	abce				0	# 2 Kings 14 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe text begins to alternate between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah again.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Pride\n\nPride in one’s success can make a person attempt and fail at something else. Amaziah defeated Edom so he wanted to fight Israel. But Israel defeated him and thoroughly humiliated him.
14:1	bnk5			In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “When Jehoash son of Jehoahaz had been king of Israel for almost two years”
14:1	nnl6			Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign	0	Alternate translation: “Amaziah son of Joash, became the king of Judah”
14:2	s314		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign	0	“He was 25 years old when he became king”
14:2	qq8d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem	0	“he was the king in Jerusalem for 29 years”
14:2	bez2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehoaddan	0	
14:3	s1dn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not like David his father	0	Here “the eyes of Yahweh” refers to his sight, and his sight refers to his judgment. Alternate translation: “Amaziah did many things that pleased Yahweh, but he did not do as many things that pleased Yahweh as King David had done”
14:3	u7ik		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He did everything that Joash, his father, had done	0	Joash obeyed Yahweh and did good things. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “He did the same good things that his father Joash had done”
14:4	uy97		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	But the high places were not taken away	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The high places were used for pagan worship. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “But he did not remove the high places”
14:4	jkh2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	sacrificed and burned incense at the high places	0	The high places were used for pagan worship. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “sacrificed and burned incense to pagan gods at the high places”
14:5	l8qk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent	It came about	0	This is used to introduce a new event.
14:5	d25b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	as soon as his rule was well established	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “as soon as Amaziah securely established his royal rule and kingly authority”
14:5	cd1j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he killed the servants	0	Amaziah probably ordered other people to kill the officials. Alternate translation: “he made his servants execute the officials”
14:6	nq56				0	# General Information:\n\nThe narrator tells about what king Amaziah did after his father King Joash was murdered.
14:6	f6e7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death	0	King Amaziah did not order his servants to kill the children of the men who killed his father. If he was going to have them executed though, he would have commanded his servants do it, he would not have done it himself. Alternate translation: “But he did not tell his servants to execute those officials’ children”
14:6	xz2e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The fathers must not be put to death for their children, neither must the children be put to death for their parents	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “People must not kill the fathers for the sins of their children, and they must not kill the children for the sins of their parents”
14:6	i2xx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	every person must be put to death for his own sin	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “every person must die for his own sin”
14:7	s7bx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	He killed	0	Here “He” refers to his army. Alternate translation: “Amaziah’s army killed” or “Amaziah’s soldiers killed”
14:7	ivl5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	ten thousand soldiers	0	“10,000 soldiers”
14:7	th9a			Valley of Salt	0	This is the name of a place that is located south of the Dead Sea.
14:7	p37c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	he also took Sela in war	0	Here the word “he” refers to King amaziah and represents himself and his army. Alternate translation: “King Amaziah’s army captured the city of Sela”
14:7	n6i2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Sela … Joktheel	0	They renamed the city of Sela. The new name was Joktheel.
14:8	wa4f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet each other face to face in battle.”	0	Here “each other” also included their armies. Alternate translation: “Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, saying, ‘Come here and let us and our armies fight each other in battle.’”
14:9	c44n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	A thistle that was in Lebanon … trampled down the thistle	0	This is a word picture and a riddle. A cedar tree is great and a thistle is small and worthless. Jehoash compares himself to the cedar and Amaziah to the thistle and warns Amaziah not to attack. If you have a similar comparison in your own language, you can use it.
14:9	m2ge			thistle	0	type of bush with thorns
14:9	thw3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations	saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’	0	This direct quotation can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “asking the cedar to give his daughter to the thistle’s son for a wife”
14:10	uh7l			You have indeed attacked Edom	0	This is the warning part of Jehoash’s message to Amaziah. “Amaziah, you have definitely defeated Edom”
14:10	y8jc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	your heart has lifted you up	0	This is an idiom that refers to being proud. Alternate translation: “you are very proud of what you have done”
14:10	t29y			Take pride in your victory	0	Alternate translation: “Be content with your victory”
14:10	ik12		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	for why should you cause yourself trouble and fall	0	Jehoash uses this question to warn Amaziah not to attack him. Alternate translation: “for you should not cause trouble for yourself and suffer defeat”
14:11	tc12		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	But Amaziah would not listen	0	Here “listen” refers to obeying the warning. Alternate translation: “However, Amaziah would not obey Jehoash’s warning”
14:11	dxk2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	So Jehoash king of Israel attacked … Amaziah king of Judah met each other	0	The armies of these kings went to battle with them. Alternate translation: “So Jehoash and his army went to fight Amaziah and his army and they met each other”
14:11	tea6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Beth Shemesh	0	This is a town in Judah near the border of Israel.
14:12	iqd2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Judah was defeated by Israel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Israel defeated Judah”
14:12	s7x5			every man fled home	0	Alternate translation: “all the men in the army of Judah ran home”
14:13	pau5				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is what happened after the army of Israel defeated the army of Judah at Beth Shemesh.
14:13	r9xl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	He came	0	Here “He” refers to Jehoash and his army. Alternate translation: “Jehoash and his army came … Jehoash’s soldiers took”
14:13	y4k8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ephraim Gate … Corner Gate	0	There are the names of gates in the wall of Jerusalem.
14:13	vqd2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	four hundred cubits	0	“about 180 meters”
14:13	b9as		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	cubits	0	A cubit was about 46 centimeters.
14:14	phn9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	He took	0	Here “He” refers to Jehoash and his army. Alternate translation: “Jehoash and his army came … Jehoash’s soldiers took”
14:14	x427		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	with hostages also, and returned to Samaria	0	This implies that Jehoash needed to take these hostages to prevent Amaziah from attacking again. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “and they also took to Samaria some prisoners to make sure that Amaziah would cause them no more trouble”
14:15	t4dy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?	0	This question is used to remind the reader that the acts of Jehoahaz are recorded in another book. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 1:18](../01/18.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.”
14:16	vt46		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	Then Jehoash slept with his ancestors	0	This is a polite way to say that he died. Alternate translation: “Then Jehoash died”
14:16	adn8			became king in his place	0	Alternate translation: “became king after him”
14:18	xq4q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?	0	This question is used to remind the reader that these things are recorded. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.”
14:19	y5yc			They made a conspiracy against Amaziah in Jerusalem	0	A conspiracy is a secret plan to do harm to someone or something. Alternate translation: “Some people in Jerusalem plotted against Amaziah”
14:19	is8m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Lachish	0	This is a city in southwestern Judah.
14:19	mf5g			but they sent men after him to Lachish	0	The men who made the conspiracy sent other men to follow Amaziah to Lachish.
14:20	gt9h				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is what happened after the death of King Amaziah.
14:20	z4r2			They brought him back on horses	0	Alternate translation: “They brought Amaziah’s body back on horses”
14:21	rm6a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah	0	This is a generalization. Some people may not have wanted him to be king. Alternate translation: “The people of Judah took the 16 year-old Azariah and made him king after his father, Amaziah”
14:21	rt3h			Azariah	0	This king is better known today by the name “Uzziah.”
14:22	f5zb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	It was Azariah who rebuilt Elath	0	Azariah did not do this alone. Alternate translation: “It was Azariah who ordered Elath to be rebuilt” or “It was Azariah who supervised the rebuilding of Elath”
14:22	j6in		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Elath	0	a city in Judah
14:22	p27q			restored it to Judah	0	Alternate translation: “returned it to Judah”
14:22	q5yk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	slept with his ancestors	0	This is a poetic way to say he died.
14:23	mn4e				0	# General Information:\n\nThis describes what King Uzziah did after he became king.
14:23	yl7k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	In the fifteenth year of Amaziah	0	“In year 15 of Amaziah”
14:23	b29p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	forty-one years	0	“41 years”
14:24	w3y6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	Here “sight” is a metaphor for judging or considering. Alternate translation: “evil according to Yahweh” or “what Yahweh considered to be evil”
14:24	ic6v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did not depart from any of the sins of Jeroboam	0	To stop sinning is spoken of as leaving a path. This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “He did not stop committing the same sins as Jeroboam” or “He continued to commit the same sins as Jeroboam”
14:25	n18g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He restored the border	0	This means his army restored the land up to the border. Alternate translation: “His soldiers conquered again some of the territory that had previously belonged to Israel”
14:25	i4vs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Lebo Hamath	0	This city was also called Hamath.
14:25	k2lt			the Sea of the Arabah	0	Alternate translation: “the Dead Sea”
14:26	fux4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	it was very bitter	0	Suffering that was difficult is spoken of as if it had a bitter taste. Alternate translation: “it was very difficult”
14:26	p9i4			there was no rescuer for Israel	0	Alternate translation: “there was no one who could rescue Israel”
14:27	lz2i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	blot out	0	To completely destroy Israel is spoken of as if Yahweh wiped them away with a cloth. Alternate translation: “completely destroy”
14:27	v5n5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the name of Israel	0	Here “the name of Israel” represents all of Israel and its inhabitants. Alternate translation: “the Israelite people”
14:27	b5t9			under heaven	0	Alternate translation: “on earth”
14:27	tjk3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash	0	Here “hand” is a metonym for power. Also, “Jehoash” is a synecdoche representing Jehoash and his army. Alternate translation: “he enabled King Jeroboam and his army to rescue them” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
14:28	ka1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?	0	This question is used to remind the reader that the acts of Jehoahaz are recorded in another book. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 1:18](../01/18.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.”
14:29	eq5q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	Jeroboam slept with his ancestors, with the kings of Israel	0	This is a polite way to say that he died and was buried. Alternate translation: “Jeroboam died, and was buried where the other kings of Israel were buried”
15:intro	abcf				0	# 2 Kings 15 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Israel’s evil\nIsrael assassinated one king after another. The Assyrians began attacking Israel. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])
15:1	e5x2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the twenty-seventh year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 27 of the reign of Jeroboam” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:1	kyq4			Azariah	0	This king is better known today by the name “Uzziah.”
15:2	ric2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jekoliah	0	This is the name of Azariah’s mother.
15:3	dct6			He did what was right	0	Alternate translation: “Azariah did what was right”
15:3	tc2q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was right in the eyes of Yahweh	0	The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “what was right in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be right”
15:4	v4ck		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the high places were not taken away	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one took away the high places” or “Azariah did not have anyone take the high places away”
15:4	kum4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	were not taken away	0	Being taken away represents being destroyed. Alternate translation: “were not destroyed”
15:5	a3rs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	to the day of his death	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **death**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “die.” Alternate translation: “until the day he died”
15:5	gk1i			Jotham, the king’s son, was over the household	0	The word “household” refers to the people living in the king’s palace. Because Azariah was a leper, he had to live in a separate house. So his son, Jotham, took charge over the palace.
15:5	pz41		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	was over the household	0	Being over the household represents having authority over those in it. Alternate translation: “was in charge of the household” or “had authority over those in Azariah’s palace”
15:6	i6ew		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written … Judah?	0	This question is used to either inform or remind the readers that the information about Azariah is in this other book. This can also be stated in active form. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written … Judah.” or “you can read about them … Judah.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
15:7	h3ex		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Azariah slept with his ancestors	0	Sleeping represents dying. Alternate translation: “Azariah died as his ancestors had” or “like his ancestors, Azariah died” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
15:7	cv1f			they buried him with his ancestors	0	Alternate translation: “his family buried him where his ancestors had been buried”
15:7	xj9r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became king in his place	0	The phrase “in his place” is a metaphor meaning “instead of him.” Alternate translation: “became king instead of Azariah”
15:8	n87b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the thirty-eighth year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 38 of the reign of Azariah king of Judah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:8	ndd5			Zechariah son of Jeroboam	0	This Jeroboam was the second king of Israel that had that name. He was the son of King Jehoash.
15:8	rx4x			reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months	0	Samaria is the city that Zechariah lived in when he was king of Israel. Alternate translation: “lived in Samaria and reigned over Israel for six months”
15:9	chp9			He did what was evil	0	Alternate translation: “Zechariah did what was evil”
15:9	z35l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
15:9	s24j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat	0	Departing from sins represents refusing to do those sins. Alternate translation: “Zechariah did not refuse to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat” or “He sinned as Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned”
15:9	tf55			Jeroboam son of Nebat	0	This Jeroboam was the first king of the ten northern tribes that made up the kingdom of Israel.
15:9	jf9j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	who had caused Israel to sin	0	Here the word “Israel” represents the people of the kingdom of Israel. Alternate translation: “who had caused the people of Israel to sin”
15:10	p3db		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shallum … Jabesh	0	These are the names of two men.
15:10	e54l			against Zechariah	0	Alternate translation: “against King Zechariah”
15:10	zj8z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ibleam	0	This was the name of a city.
15:10	xu2j			Then he became king in his place	0	Alternate translation: “Then Shallum became king in Zechariah’s place”
15:11	rh7h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you can read about them in the book of the events of the kings of Israel”
15:12	e1b4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	This was the word of Yahweh	0	It can be stated clearly that the events described in verse 10 fulfilled the word of Yahweh. Alternate translation: “What happened to Zechariah was according to the word of Yahweh” or “What happened to Zechariah fulfilled the word of Yahweh”
15:12	x3sm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation	0	Sitting on the throne represents being the king. Alternate translation: “Your descendants will be the kings of Israel for four generations”
15:13	z5db		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the thirty-ninth year of his reign. Alternate translation: “in year 39 of the reign of Azariah king of Judah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:13	jep2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shallum … Jabesh	0	These are the names of two men. See how you translated these names in [2 Kings 15:10](../15/10.md).
15:13	wql8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he reigned only one month in Samaria	0	Samaria is the city that he lived in when was king of Israel. Alternate translation: “Shallum lived in Samaria and reigned over Israel for only one month”
15:14	y7eg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Menahem … Gadi	0	These are the names of two men.
15:14	tv6u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became king in his place	0	The phrase “in his place” is a metaphor meaning “instead of him.” Alternate translation: “became king instead of Shallum”
15:15	t6xd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the conspiracy that he formed	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **conspiracy**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “plan.” It can be stated clearly what this conspiracy was. Alternate translation: “how he planned to murder King Zechariah” or “and how he murdered King Zechariah”
15:15	nd96		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you can read about them in the book of the events of the kings of Israel”
15:16	pmb9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tiphsah	0	This is the name of a city. Some versions have “Tappuah,” which is the name of another city.
15:17	wu8n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the thirty-ninth year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 39 of the reign of Azariah king of Judah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:18	pk5a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
15:18	xfk1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	For his whole life	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **life**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “live.” Alternate translation: “The whole time that he lived”
15:18	y9u5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat	0	Departing from sins represents refusing to do those sins. Alternate translation: “Zechariah did not refuse to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat” or “He sinned as Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned”
15:18	pj1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	who had caused Israel to sin	0	Here the word “Israel” represents the people of the kingdom of Israel. Alternate translation: “who had caused the people of Israel to sin”
15:19	r6vc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Pul the king of Assyria came against the land	0	The phrase “Pul the king of Assyria” represents Pul and his army. Alternate translation: “Pul the king of Assyria came with his army against the land”
15:19	s53r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pul the king of Assyria	0	Pul is the name of a man who was king of Assyria. He was also named Tiglath-Pileser.
15:19	wap9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	came against the land	0	The phrase “came against” is an idiom meaning to attack. “The land” refers to the land of Israel and represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “came with his army to attack the people of Israel” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
15:19	s8m5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	one thousand talents of silver	0	“1,000 talents of silver.” You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: “thirty-three thousand kilograms of silver” or “thirty-three metric tons of silver” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])
15:19	ft85		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	so that Pul’s support might be with him	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **support**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “support.” Alternate translation: “so that Pul might support him”
15:19	wx2a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to strengthen the kingdom of Israel in his hand	0	Having the kingdom in his hand represents ruling the kingdom. Alternate translation: “to strengthen his rule over the kingdom of Israel”
15:20	nd7g			exacted this money from Israel	0	Alternate translation: “took this money from Israel”
15:20	b1hv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney	fifty shekels of silver	0	You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: “six hundred grams of silver” or “three-fifths of a kilogram of silver”
15:20	qz7q			did not stay there in the land	0	Alternate translation: “did not stay there in Israel”
15:21	w6zx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written … Israel?	0	This question is used to either inform or remind the readers that the information about Menahem is in this other book. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 1:18](../01/18.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in The Book of the Events of the Kings of Israel.”
15:22	a3i4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Menahem slept with his ancestors	0	Sleeping represents dying. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 10:35](../10/35.md). Alternate translation: “Menahem died as his ancestors had” or “like his ancestors, Menahem died” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
15:22	l6tw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pekahiah	0	This a man’s name.
15:22	axh7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became king in his place	0	The phrase “in his place” is a metaphor meaning “instead of him.” Alternate translation: “became king instead of Menahem”
15:23	c1p9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the fiftieth year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 50 of the reign of Azariah king of Judah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:23	w1fe		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pekahiah	0	This is a man’s name.
15:24	yt2s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
15:24	n1vt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did not leave behind the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat	0	Leaving behind sins represents refusing to do those sins. Alternate translation: “Pekahiah did not refuse to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat” or “He sinned as Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned”
15:24	v24h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	he had caused Israel to sin	0	Here the word “Israel” represents the people of the kingdom of Israel.
15:25	iu97		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pekah … Remaliah	0	These are men’s names.
15:25	f5xz			conspired against him	0	Alternate translation: “secretly planned to kill Pekahiah”
15:25	b6dd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	fifty men	0	“50 men”
15:25	l8ei		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Argob … Arieh	0	These are men’s names.
15:25	lc6k			the citadel of the king’s palace	0	Alternate translation: “the fortified part of the king’s palace” or “the safe place in the king’s palace”
15:25	qu35		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became king in his place	0	The phrase “in his place” is a metaphor meaning “instead of him.” Alternate translation: “became king instead of Pekahiah”
15:26	yea7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you can read about them in the book of the events of the kings of Israel”
15:27	hh72		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the fifty-second year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 52 of the reign of Azariah king of Judah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:28	f2fs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
15:28	wpl3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat	0	Departing from sins represents refusing to do those sins. Alternate translation: “Zechariah did not refuse to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat” or “He sinned as Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned”
15:29	q5s8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the days of Pekah king of Israel	0	It can be stated clearly that this refers to the time of Pekah’s reign. Alternate translation: “In the days of the reign of Pekah king of Israel” or “During the time that Pekah was king of Israel”
15:29	wj1u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tiglath-Pileser	0	In [2 Kings 15:19](../15/19.md) this man was called “Pul.”
15:29	fgz6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ijon … Abel Beth Maacah … Janoah … Kedesh … Hazor … Gilead … Galilee … Naphtali	0	These are the names of cities or regions.
15:29	c6cs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	He carried away the people to Assyria	0	Here “He” refers to Tiglath-Pileser and represents him and his army. Carrying the people to Assyria represents forcing them to go to Assyria. Alternate translation: “He and his army forced the people to go to Assyria (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
15:29	d5la		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the people	0	It can be stated clearly which people these are. Alternate translation: “the people of those places” or “the people of Israel”
15:30	v22a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hoshea … Elah	0	These are men’s names.
15:30	k3bf			a conspiracy	0	A conspiracy is a secret plan by a group to do harm to someone or something.
15:30	q13k			He attacked him and killed him	0	Alternate translation: “Hoshea attacked Pekah and killed him”
15:30	d345		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became king in his place	0	The phrase “in his place” is a metaphor meaning “instead of him.” Alternate translation: “became king instead of Pekah”
15:30	h8ux		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the twentieth year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 20 of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:31	e8hz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you can read about them in the book of the events of the kings of Israel”
15:32	l454		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the second year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 2 of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
15:32	aht7			Jotham son of Azariah, king of Judah began to reign	0	Alternate translation: “Jotham son of Azariah, king of Judah became king of Judah”
15:33	w1ag		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	He was twenty-five years old … sixteen years	0	“He was 25 years old … 16 years”
15:33	xz2x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jerushah	0	This is a woman’s name.
15:34	r4gi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was right in the eyes of Yahweh	0	The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “what was right in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be right”
15:35	nad3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the high places were not taken away	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one took away the high places” or “Jotham did not have anyone take the high places away”
15:35	y74d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	were not taken away	0	Being taken away represents being destroyed. Alternate translation: “were not destroyed”
15:35	mws8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Jotham built the upper gate	0	“Jotham built” represents Jotham making his workers build it. Alternate translation: “Jotham had his workers build the upper gate”
15:36	h17b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written … Judah?	0	This question is used to either inform or remind the readers that the information about Jotham is in this other book. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in The Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah.”
15:37	ct5w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In those days	0	This refers to a time period. What time period this refers to can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “During that time” or “While Jotham was king of Judah”
15:37	w42k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Rezin	0	This is a man’s name.
15:37	sx2e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pekah … Remaliah	0	These are men’s names. Pekah was the king of Israel. See how you translated them in [2 Kings 15:37](../15/37.md).
15:38	nar5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Jotham slept with his ancestors	0	Sleeping represents dying. Alternate translation: “Jotham died as his ancestors had” or “Like his ancestors, Jotham died” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
15:38	qj1b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became king in his place	0	The phrase “in his place” is a metaphor meaning “instead of him.” Alternate translation: “became king instead of Jotham”
16:intro	abcg				0	# 2 Kings 16 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Ahaz\n\nAhaz was a wicked king. Israel and Aram united to fight against him, so he paid the Assyrian king to attack Aram. Assyria defeated the people of Aram and took them into captivity. The people were to trust in Yahweh and not rely on military alliances with other Gentile nations. This showed a lack of trust in the power of Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]])
16:1	x9n9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah	0	It can be stated clearly that this is the seventeenth year of his reign. Alternate translation: “In year 17 of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
16:1	ja6f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pekah … Remaliah	0	These are men’s names. Pekah was the king of Israel. See how you translated them in [2 Kings 15:25](../15/25.md).
16:2	rm3i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God	0	The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “what was right in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh his God considers to be right”
16:2	f9pl			as David his ancestor had done	0	David had done what is right.
16:3	a1c2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he walked in the way of the kings of Israel	0	Walking represents behavior and actions. Alternate translation: “King Ahaz acted the same way that the kings of Israel had acted” or “he did the things that the kings of Israel had done”
16:3	i9td		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	following the detestable practices of the nations	0	Here “following” represents doing what others do. Alternate translation: “copying the disgusting things that the other nations did, the nations”
16:3	k9uv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the nations	0	The word “nations” represents the people of other nations. Here it refers to the people of the nations who had lived in that land. Alternate translation: “the people of other nations”
16:3	ad1q			which Yahweh had driven out	0	Alternate translation: “Drive out” means “force out.” Alternate translation: “which Yahweh had forced to leave”
16:3	q89d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	before the people of Israel	0	The people of those nations fled as the people of Israel moved into the land. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “before the people of Israel who moved into the land” or “as the people of Israel moved into the land”
16:4	nl1p			the high places, on the hilltops, and under every green tree	0	These are places where the people of the other nations worshiped their false gods.
16:4	zjl2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	under every green tree	0	God wanted his people to offer sacrifices to him in Jerusalem. The word “every” here is an exaggeration to show how determined King Ahaz was to disobey God by offering sacrifices in many other places instead. Alternate translation: “under many green trees” or “under many green trees around the country”
16:5	u3ts		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Rezin … Pekah … Remaliah	0	These are men’s names. See how you translated them in [2 Kings 15:37](../15/37.md).
16:5	hx16		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	besieged Ahaz	0	Ahaz was in Jerusalem. Here “Ahaz” represents himself and the people who were in Jerusalem with him. Alternate translation: “surrounded the city with Ahaz in it” or “surrounded Ahaz and the others in the city with him”
16:6	ew5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	recovered Elath for Aram	0	Here “Aram” represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “took back control of the city of Elath for the people of Aram”
16:6	axm2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Elath	0	This is the name of a city. See how you translated it in [2 Kings 14:22](../14/22.md).
16:6	g7gx			drove the men of Judah out of Elath	0	Alternate translation: “forced the men of Judah to leave Elath”
16:6	gm8c			to this day	0	This means to the time of the writing of this book.
16:7	x3by		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tiglath-Pileser	0	In [2 Kings 15:19](../15/19.md) this man was called “Pul.” See how you translated his name in [2 Kings 15:29](../15/29.md).
16:7	h92a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am your servant and your son	0	Being a servant and a son represents submitting to someone’s authority. Alternate translation: “I will obey you as if I were your servant or your son”
16:7	f7js		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel	0	The hand is a metonym that represents power. Alternate translation: “from the power of the king of Aram and from the power of the king of Israel”
16:7	dh2h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	who have attacked me	0	The kings attacking Ahaz represent the armies of those kings attacking Ahaz and his people. Alternate translation: “who have attacked me with their armies” or “whose armies have attacked me”
16:9	u25g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the king of Assyria went up against Damascus	0	The word “king” represents the king and his army. Also, Damascus represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “the king of Assyria and his army attacked the people of Damascus” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
16:9	zd43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	carried off its people as prisoners to Kir	0	Carrying off the people represents forcing them to go away. Alternate translation: “made the people his prisoners and forced them to go to Kir”
16:9	dr4d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kir	0	This could mean: (1) this is the name of a city or (2) this word means “city” and refers to the capital city of Assyria.
16:10	l6c6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the design for all the workmanship needed	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “all the instructions that the workers needed in order to build it”
16:13	jf6b				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is what King Ahaz did after he returned from Damascus and visited the new altar which Uriah the priest had built for him.
16:13	w1tk			He made his burnt offering	0	Alternate translation: “King Ahaz made his burnt offering”
16:13	rn3y			on the altar	0	This refers to the altar that King Ahaz told Uriah to build.
16:14	g4cd			from the front of the temple … from between his altar and the temple of Yahweh	0	Both of these phrases tell where the bronze altar was. They refer to the same place.
16:15	v2xm			the large altar	0	This refers to the new altar that Ahaz told Uriah to build.
16:15	cj8m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering	0	When Ahaz said “the king” and “his,” he was referring to himself. The king treated his offerings as special. Alternate translation: “my burnt offering and my grain offering” or “the royal burnt offering and royal grain offering”
16:17	y1g1			the portable stands	0	“the movable stands” or “the carts.” These stands had wheels on them so they could be moved around.
16:17	p7hv			he also took down the sea	0	“he also removed the large bowl.” The “sea” was a huge basin or water bowl that was made of bronze.
16:18	h1v3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	because of the king of Assyria	0	Why they did this can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “to please the king of Assyria”
16:19	wqa8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written … Judah?	0	This question is used to either inform or remind the readers that the information about Ahaz is in this other book. This can also be stated in active form. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in The Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah.” or “someone has written about them in The Book … Judah.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
16:20	c5rk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Ahaz slept with his ancestors	0	Sleeping represents dying. Alternate translation: “Ahaz died as his ancestors had” or “like his ancestors, Ahaz died” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
16:20	wbc9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	was buried with his ancestors	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people buried him with his ancestors”
16:20	y1p2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	became king in his place	0	The phrase “in his place” is a metaphor meaning “instead of him.” Alternate translation: “became king instead of Ahaz”
17:intro	abch				0	# 2 Kings 17 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter ends the story about the kingdom of Israel and continues with Judah alone.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Idol worship\n\nIsrael continued to worship idols, so God punished them by allowing Assyria to conquer them and take them away. Assyria brought people from other lands and settled them in what used to be Israel’s territory and the new people worshiped their own gods in addition to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]])
17:1	jz6k			Hoshea son of Elah	0	Hoshea became the king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
17:1	b3fa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Elah	0	This is the name of a man.
17:1	y37g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	He ruled in Samaria	0	Samaria was the capital city of Israel.
17:2	l76g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	He did not obey Yahweh’s laws as given to Moses. “In the sight of” is metaphor for judgment or opinion. Alternate translation: “evil to Yahweh”
17:3	rsa4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shalmaneser	0	This is the name of a man.
17:3	c29v			Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute	0	Hoshea did as the King of Assyria commanded and brought money to him so that the King would not destroy Israel.
17:4	zb5f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	So	0	This is the name of a man.
17:4	c7zr			year by year	0	Alternate translation: “every year”
17:4	z8ag			shut him up and bound him in prison	0	Alternate translation: “put Hoshea in prison”
17:5	de7d			besieged it	0	put troops around the city in order to force it to surrender
17:6	ue2e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	carried Israel away to Assyria	0	The name “Israel” is metonymy for the people living there. Alternate translation: “took the Israelite people to Assyria”
17:6	j5lr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Halah … Habor River … Gozan	0	These are the names of locations.
17:6	sgu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Medes	0	This is the name of a people group.
17:7	sg9j				0	# General Information:\n\nThe narrative pauses to summarize Yahweh’s judgment on Israel.
17:7	rdg7			This captivity	0	This refers to the capture of the Israelites by the Assyrians.
17:7	yaq6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of	0	“Hand” is metonymy for control, authority or power. Alternate translation: “the control of”
17:8	zgq1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walking in the practices	0	“Walking” is metaphor for the ways or patterns of behavior people use in their lives. Alternate translation: “doing the activities”
17:10	ry45		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	on every high hill and under every green tree	0	These are exaggerations to show that worship of false gods was widespread. Alternate translation: “on high hills and under green trees everywhere”
17:11	iv69			performed wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger	0	Possible ways to render this: (1) “did many wicked things that caused Yahweh to become angry” or (2) “did many sinful things that made Yahweh angry”
17:12	um9h			about which Yahweh had said to them	0	Alternate translation: “about which Yahweh had warned them”
17:13	l95x			Yahweh had testified … by every prophet	0	Yahweh spoke through the prophets.
17:13	u47j			Turn from your evil ways	0	Alternate translation: “Stop doing the evil things you have been doing”
17:13	k7g1			I sent to you by my servants the prophets	0	The prophets were sent by Yahweh to remind the people of God’s Laws and to obey them.
17:14	q327			they were very stubborn	0	They were unwilling to follow God’s laws and rely on Yahweh as their God.
17:15	djv4			rejected his statutes	0	They refused to obey God’s Laws.
17:15	wv5m			They followed useless practices	0	They followed the practices of the people around them.
17:15	e99s			not to imitate	0	Alternate translation: “not to copy”
17:16	n1a8			cast metal figures	0	Cast metal figures are objects made by pouring melted metal into a form (or mold) to make a shape.
17:17	hy71			used … enchantments	0	used magic to say what would happen in the future
17:17	vek9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	To “sell themselves” is a metaphor for committing completely to do that which was evil. Alternate translation: “committed themselves to do things that Yahweh said were evil”
17:18	x1zd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	removed them out of his sight	0	“Sight” is metonymy for being within the attention of Yahweh so he no longer cared for them. Alternate translation: “removed them from his attention”
17:19	p16f				0	# General Information:\n\nThe summary of Yahweh’s judgment on Israel includes how Judah also fell into idolatry.
17:19	cg6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Judah	0	The location “Judah” is metonymy for the people that live there. Alternate translation: “the people of Judah”
17:20	d8a3			he afflicted them	0	Alternate translation: “Yahweh punished the Israelites”
17:20	g1yc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	gave them into the hand of those who would take the possession as spoil	0	“Hand” is metonymy for control, power or authority. Alternate translation: “handed them over to those who robbed them of their property”
17:20	vab6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	until he had cast them out of his sight	0	“his sight” is metaphor for attention and caring. Alternate translation: “until he got rid of them all” or “until they were no longer in his presence”
17:21	f8vi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He tore Israel	0	“He tore” here is a metaphor for violent removal. Alternate translation: “Yahweh removed the people of Israel”
17:21	tq3s			from the royal line of David	0	Alternate translation: “from the rule of David’s descendants”
17:21	czk6			drove Israel away from following Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “turned the people of Israel away from following Yahweh”
17:22	e5r7			they did not depart from them	0	Alternate translation: “the Israelites did not stop committing these sins” or “they did not turn away from those sins”
17:23	j42u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	so Yahweh removed Israel from his sight	0	“Sight” here is a metaphor for attention and care. Alternate translation: “so Yahweh removed the people of Israel from his attention and care”
17:24	f8bq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kuthah … Avva … Hamath … Sepharvaim	0	These are places in the Assyrian empire.
17:25	ka1w			It happened at the beginning of their residence there that	0	Alternate translation: “When those people first lived there”
17:26	k4vb			The nations that you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria	0	Alternate translation: “The people you have moved from other lands and sent to live in the cities of Samaria”
17:26	k3lc			do not know the practices required by the god of the land	0	Alternate translation: “do not know how to worship the God that the Israelites worshiped in this land”
17:27	f22x			Take one of the priests there whom you brought from there	0	Alternate translation: “Take a priest who came from Samaria back there”
17:27	cv65			let him teach them	0	Alternate translation: “let the Samaritan priest teach the people who are living there now”
17:30	fz4p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Succoth Benoth … Nergal … Ashima	0	These are the names of gods, both male and female.
17:30	pu6z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kuthah … Hamath	0	These are the names of places.
17:31	dl97		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nibhaz … Tartak	0	These are the names of gods, both male and female.
17:31	s6iw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Avvites … Sepharvites	0	These are the names of people groups.
17:31	ksc4			burned their children in the fire	0	Alternate translation: “sacrificed their own children” or “burned their children in fire as an offering”
17:32	uw4e			They	0	This refers to the pagan people that the king of Assyria moved into the cities of Samaria.
17:34	z9z7			they persist in their old customs	0	Alternate translation: “they continue in the same habits as before”
17:34	t4ss			They neither honor Yahweh	0	The people were only interested in appeasing Yahweh. They were either not interested or not aware Yahweh was interested in a relationship with them.
17:36	fm9a				0	# General Information:\n\nThe summary comes toward the end with an appeal to worship only Yahweh.
17:36	xf5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	with great power and a raised arm	0	The phrase “raised arm” is metonymy for displaying power and means basically the same thing as “great power.” Alternate translation: “with very great power” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
17:37	q8ze			keep them	0	Alternate translation: “obey them”
17:39	gc8w				0	# General Information:\n\nThe summary now ends with an appeal to worship only Yahweh and a description of the sins of the people.
17:40	j2h1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They would not listen	0	“Listen” here is a metaphor for paying attention and acting on the command. Alternate translation: “They did not obey”
17:41	ne8y			these nations feared Yahweh	0	These nations feared Yahweh only to the point of appeasing him the same way they treated their own gods.
17:41	zh69			up to this day	0	“and have continued ever since.” The phrase “this day” refers to the time period in which the writer lived.
18:intro	abci				0	# 2 Kings 18 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter begins the story of Hezekiah, one of the great kings of Judah (2 Kings 18 – 20). Because he was so important, there is more space dedicated to the history of his reign.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Trust in Yahweh\n\nHezekiah trusted and obeyed God. He stopped paying tribute to Assyria so the Assyrians invaded Judah. The Assyrian king told the people of Judah that resistance was useless. Despite this, Hezekiah trusted in the power of Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]])
18:1	an23				0	# General Information:\n\nHezekiah becomes king over Judah in place of his father King Ahaz.
18:1	b49b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hoshea … Elah	0	These are the names of men.
18:2	u8q8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Zechariah	0	These are the names of men.
18:2	zuh6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Abijah	0	This is the name of a woman.
18:3	asi6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh	0	“In the eyes” here is a metaphor for Yahweh’s attention and care. Alternate translation: “King Hezekiah did what was right to Yahweh” or “Hezekiah did things that Yahweh said are right”
18:4	qf1l			He removed the high places, destroyed the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles	0	Alternate translation: “Hezekiah removed the high places of worship, smashed into pieces the memorial stones, and cut down the wooden poles of Asherah”
18:4	rbd2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nehushtan	0	This name could be translated “Bronze Serpent Idol.”
18:6	pl2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he held on to Yahweh	0	To “hold on” is metaphor for staying loyal and attached. Alternate translation: “Hezekiah stayed loyal to Yahweh” or “Hezekiah remained faithful to Yahweh”
18:7	q5ms			wherever he went he prospered	0	Alternate translation: “wherever Hezekiah went he was successful”
18:8	jru2			fortified city	0	city with a wall all around it
18:9	why1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hoshea … Elah … Shalmaneser	0	These are the names of men.
18:11	s3p4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Halah … Habor River … Gozan	0	These are the names of places.
18:11	nn5t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Medes	0	This is the name of a people group.
18:11	g59s			So the king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria	0	Alternate translation: “So the king of Assyria commanded his army to take the Israelites away from their homes, and he made them live in Assyria”
18:12	u5f8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the voice of Yahweh	0	“Voice” is metonymy for the message about the command of Yahweh. Alternate translation: “the command of Yahweh”
18:13	n6yr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Sennacherib	0	This is the name of a man.
18:13	s9ts			fortified cities	0	Cities with walls around them for protection. See how you translated “fortified city” in [2 Kings 18:8](../18/08.md).
18:14	bt6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Lachish	0	This is the name of a city.
18:14	bdx1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Withdraw from me	0	This expression assumes that “me” represents the kingdom of Hezekiah. Alternate translation: “Take your army out of my territory”
18:14	fw46			Whatever you put on me I will bear	0	Alternate translation: “I will pay you whatever you demand of me”
18:14	w755		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney	talents	0	This is the name of type of weight that was used for money. One talent weighted about 33 kilograms.
18:15	w5qx			treasuries	0	This was the place in the palace where money and valuable things were stored.
18:17	rw3n			the king of Assyria mobilized his great army, sending Tartan and Rabsaris and the chief commander	0	Sennacherib sent a group of men from his army to Jerusalem to meet with King Hezekiah, including officials named Tartan and Rabsaris.
18:17	iz1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tartan … Rabsaris	0	Some Bibles translate these as proper names. Other versions of the Bible translate them as titles. Alternate translation: “the Tartan … the Rabsaris” or “the leader of the soldier … a court official”
18:17	hnu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Lachish	0	This is the name of a city.
18:17	hq5b			the conduit of the upper pool	0	the channel where the water stored in the “upper pool” flows into the city of Jerusalem
18:17	wj5c			stood by it	0	Alternate translation: “and waited there for King Hezekiah to meet with them”
18:18	f4ny		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Eliakim … Hilkiah … Shebna … Joah … Asaph	0	These are the names of men.
18:19	fj2e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What is the source of your confidence?	0	The King of Assyria (through his messenger Rabshakeh) wants to make King Hezekiah doubt himself and Egypt’s support. He does not ask this question looking for an answer. Alternate translation: “You have no reason to think that you can defeat me.”
18:20	l4ks		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	In whom are you trusting, that you should rebel against me?	0	The King of Assyria (through his messenger Rabshakeh) wants to make King Hezekiah doubt himself and Egypt’s support. He does not ask this question looking for an answer. Alternate translation: “You cannot trust anyone to help you rebel against me.”
18:21	l67d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walking stick of this bruised reed of Egypt	0	The King of Assyria compares Egypt to a weak walking stick; you expect that it will support you when you lean on it, but instead it breaks and cuts you. Alternate translation: “the weak support from Egypt”
18:21	vl81		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	but if a man leans … and pierce it	0	The speaker is extending the metaphor by describing what happens when a reed is used as a support. Alternate translation: “but if someone uses this for support, he will be injured”
18:22	vr43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	is not he the one whose high places … Jerusalem’?	0	This question assumes the listeners know the answer and is used for emphasis. Alternate translation: “You need to remember that he is the one whose high places … Jerusalem’!”
18:24	pmx6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How could you resist even one captain of the least of my master’s servants?	0	He asks this question to emphasize that the army of Hezekiah does not have the resources to fight. He also uses exaggeration to mock Hezekiah’s army. Alternate translation: This could mean: (1) “You could not defeat even one of the least of the king’s soldiers.” or (2) “You could not defeat a group of the king’s soldiers commanded by his least important officer.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
18:25	s1nk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Have I traveled up here without Yahweh to fight against this place and destroy it?	0	He asks this question to emphasize that Yahweh is behind his success to obey the command to destroy Israel. Alternate translation: “Yahweh himself told us to come here and destroy this land!”
18:26	i5v3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Eliakim … Hilkiah … Shebnah … Joah	0	Translate the names of these men as in [2 Kings 18:18](../18/18.md).
18:26	t7mk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in the ears of the people who are on the wall	0	“In the ears” is metonymy for being able to listen. Alternate translation: “because the people standing on the city wall will hear it and be afraid”
18:27	kju3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words? Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, who will have to eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?	0	He asks these questions assuming the listeners know the answers to emphasize their intention to destroy and humiliate the leaders and people of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “My master sent me not only to you and your master, but also to speak to the people in this city, who will suffer with you when they have to eat their own dung and drink their own urine to survive.”
18:29	es79		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from my power	0	“my power” is metonymy for the ability of the king himself. Alternate translation: “from me” or “from the power of my army”
18:30	x8a6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria	0	This can be expressed in an active form. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will never allow the king of Assyria’s army to take this city”
18:30	zg7s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand	0	“Hand” is metonymy for control, authority and power.
18:31	e5tl			Make peace with me and come out to me	0	Alternate translation: “Come out of the city and surrender to me” or “Make an agreement with me to surrender, and come out of the city to me”
18:31	c7we		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	his own vine … his own fig tree … his own cistern	0	These sources of food and water are metaphors for security and plenty. This also was a common way of expressing this idea. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
18:32	hw3y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a land of grain and new wine … bread and vineyards … olive trees and honey	0	These are metaphors for having good things and plenty in daily life.
18:33	yg4w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Has any of the gods … Assyria?	0	He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. Alternate translation: “None the gods of the peoples have rescued them … Assyria.”
18:34	v6ap		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Where are the gods of … Arpad?	0	He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. Alternate translation: “I have destroyed the gods of … Arpad!”
18:34	vmd2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hamath … Arpad … Sepharvaim … Hena … Ivvah … Samaria	0	These are the names of places that represent the people living there.
18:34	h7d8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	out of my hand	0	“Hand” is metonymy for control, power, or authority. Alternate translation: “out from my control”
18:35	tq6t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	is there any god who has rescued his land from my power?	0	He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. Alternate translation: “No god has rescued his land from my power.”
18:35	a9gn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from my power	0	“My power” is metonymy for the person whose has the power. Alternate translation: “from me”
18:35	pg2h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How could Yahweh save Jerusalem from my might?	0	He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. Alternate translation: “There is no way Yahweh can save Jerusalem from my might!”
18:37	qv1k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Eliakim … Shebna … Joah … Asaph	0	These are the names of men.
18:37	ve84			who was over the household	0	Alternate translation: “who managed the king’s palace”
18:37	ew4c			the recorder	0	Alternate translation: “the history keeper”
18:37	k5bu			chief commander	0	and is the translation of the Hebrew; some see this as a personal name, “Rabshakeh”
19:intro	abcj				0	# 2 Kings 19 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe story of Hezekiah continues in this chapter.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### God’s power\nGod is in control of everything. God caused the Assyrian king to fail in conquering Jerusalem because he mocked God.\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Idiom\n\n“The virgin daughter of Zion” here is an idiom meaning the people of Jerusalem. “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn” means that “the people of Jerusalem know that Assyria will fail because they have mocked God.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
19:1	kae1			house of Yahweh	0	This is another way of saying “temple of Yahweh.”
19:2	aw2h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Eliakim … Shebna … Isaiah … Amoz	0	These are all names of men.
19:2	vdb3			He sent Eliakim	0	Alternate translation: “Hezekiah sent Eliakim”
19:2	jv2y			all covered with sackcloth	0	Alternate translation: “all wearing sackcloth”
19:3	efp5			This day is a day of distress	0	Alternate translation: “This is a time of distress”
19:3	a7nz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the children have come to the time of birth, but there is no strength for them to be born	0	This is a metaphor to describe how the people and their leaders have become so weak and unable to fight the enemy.
19:4	nz1q			all the words of the chief commander	0	Alternate translation: “everything that the chief commander has said”
19:4	dcy4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	lift up your prayer	0	This a common way (an idiom) to use the action of lifting to metaphorically represent praying earnestly to Yahweh who is above us. Alternate translation: “pray earnestly” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
19:7	r6aq			I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a certain report and go back to his own land	0	Alternate translation: “I will control the attitude of the king of Assyria, so when he hears a report, he will want to return to his own country”
19:7	y85x			I will put a spirit in him	0	“I will influence his thinking” or “I will cause him to think differently.” Here “spirit” probably refers to his attitude and thoughts, rather than to a spirit being.
19:7	h1aj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will cause him to fall by the sword	0	“Fall by the sword” is metonymy for being killed. Alternate translation: “I will cause him to die by the sword” or “I will cause some men to kill him with a sword”
19:8	qdm5			the chief commander	0	Alternate translation: “the official from Assyria in charge under the king”
19:8	z994			found the king of Assyria fighting	0	Alternate translation: “discovered that the Assyrian army was fighting”
19:8	z9m6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Libnah … Lachish	0	The names of cities in the kingdom of Judah.
19:9	qp2v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Sennacherib … Tirhakah	0	These are the names of men.
19:9	v22s			had mobilized to fight against him	0	Alternate translation: “had prepared his army to fight against Assyria”
19:9	qsw8			so he sent	0	Alternate translation: “so Sennacherib sent”
19:9	mjm3			a message	0	This message was written in a letter.
19:10	gg2n				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is the message that King Sennacharib of Assyria sent to King Hezekiah.
19:10	rv7t			Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying	0	Alternate translation: “Do not believe your God in whom you trust. He is lying when he says”
19:10	rl75		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of the king of Assyria	0	“Hand” is metonymy for control, authority or power. Alternate translation: “the control of the government of Assyria”
19:11	yi6z			See, you have heard	0	“Notice, you have heard” or “You have certainly heard.” Here “see” was used to draw attention to what he was about to say next.
19:11	rg7k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So will you be rescued?	0	Sennacharib used this question to emphasize that God will not be able to rescue them. Alternate translation: “Your God will not rescue you!” or “You will not be able to escape either!”
19:12	t2qt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Have the gods of the nations rescued them, the nations … destroyed: Gozan … Assar?	0	This question assumes Hezekiah knows the answer and provides emphasis. Alternate translation: “The gods of the nations, the nations … destroyed—Gozan … Assar—certainly did not rescue them!”
19:12	qh8k			my fathers	0	Alternate translation: “the previous kings of Assyria” or “the armies of the previous kings of Assyria”
19:12	jlk5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Gozan … Haran … Rezeph … Eden … Tel Assar	0	These are all place names.
19:13	qr8p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hamath … Arpad … Sepharvaim … Hena … Ivvah	0	These are all place names.
19:14	rl14			this letter	0	This refers to the letter that King Sennacherib of Assyria sent to Hezekiah ([2 Kings 19:8](../19/08.md)).
19:15	tj35		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you who sit above the cherubim	0	You may need to make explicit that the cherubim are those on the lid of the ark of the covenant. The biblical writers often spoke of the ark of the covenant as if it were Yahweh’s footstool upon which he rested his feet as he sat on his throne in heaven above. Alternate translation: “you who sit on your throne above the cherubim on the ark of the covenant”
19:16	ww68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Turn your ear, Yahweh, and listen. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see	0	Both of these sentences urge Yahweh to pay attention to the things that Sennacherib is saying.
19:16	l4xg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	Turn your ear, Yahweh, and listen	0	The words “Turn your ear” and “listen” mean the same thing and add emphasis to the plea. Alternate translation: “Yahweh, please listen to what he is saying”
19:16	ts43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see	0	The words “Open your eyes” and “see” mean the same thing and add emphasis to the plea. Alternate translation: “Yahweh, please pay attention to what is happening”
19:18	j5ic			They have put their gods into the fire	0	Alternate translation: “The Assyrian kings have burned up the gods of the other nations”
19:18	eb8e			Assyrians have destroyed them	0	Alternate translation: “Assyrians have destroyed both the nations and the nations’ gods”
19:19	wfb4			I implore you	0	Alternate translation: “I beg of you”
19:19	d477			from his power	0	Alternate translation: “from the power of the King of Assyria” or “from the armies of the King of Assyria”
19:21	x6cw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The virgin daughter of Zion	0	“Virgin daughter” here is a metaphor for the people of Jerusalem as if they are young, vibrant and beautiful. The term “daughter” was used to give personal characteristics to cities by some biblical writers. Alternate translation: “The beautiful people of Jerusalem” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
19:21	rt7t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.	0	Both of these sentences intend to give the same meaning.
19:21	nn9v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The daughter of Jerusalem	0	“Daughter” is metaphor for the people of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “The people of the city of Jerusalem”
19:21	m7lx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	shakes her head at you	0	This action is a metaphor to represent disdain at the pride of the Assyrians. Alternate translation: “scorns you”
19:22	j2sr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Whom have you defied and insulted? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!	0	Yahweh uses rhetorical questions to rebuke Sennacherib. Alternate translation: “You have defied and insulted me! You have exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes in pride against me, the Holy One of Israel!”
19:22	xs5l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	lifted up your eyes in pride	0	“lifted up your eyes in pride” is metonymy for a haughty or arrogant facial expression. Alternate translation: “looked at very proudly”
19:22	bu8e			the Holy One of Israel	0	An expression for the God of Israel, Yahweh.
19:23	l4ei			you have defied the Lord	0	To “defy” is to openly resist or mock.
19:23	fz73		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	I have gone up … I will cut down … I will enter	0	These boasts made by Sennacherib could only be fulfilled by his army. The pronoun “I” represents him and his army.
19:24	q99y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	I dried up all the rivers of Egypt under the soles of my feet.	0	This is a boast that Sennacherib has so many soldiers that their feet dry up the water when they cross a river. This is an exaggeration to emphasize the great number of soldiers he has. Alternate translation: “And by marching through the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up!”
19:25	r3ai		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Have you not heard how … times?	0	To make the point strongly this question assumes the listener knows the answer. Alternate translation: “Surely you know how … times.”
19:25	pi5d			impregnable cities	0	Alternate translation: “cities that cannot be captured” or “cities surrounded by high walls”
19:26	cp3z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	plants in the field, green grass	0	This metaphor compares the weak victims of the Assyrian advance to fragile plants. Alternate translation: “as frail as plants and grass in the fields” or “as weak as shallow rooted plants”
19:26	u3mn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the grass on the roof or in the field, burned before it has grown up	0	This continues the metaphor comparing the weak victims of the Assyrian advance to fragile plants in difficult conditions for growing fully. Alternate translation: “like grass before it has matured” or “like grass before it has grown tall”
19:27	u4xv			raging against me	0	Alternate translation: “angry shouting about me”
19:28	sm7p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	because your arrogance has reached my ears	0	“Ears” are metonymy for listening or hearing. Alternate translation: “because I have heard your proud words”
19:28	m3jm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will put my hook in your nose, and my bit in your mouth	0	A “hook” and a “bit” (to control a horse) are metaphors for Yahweh’s control of Sennacherib. Alternate translation: “I will lead you like an animal”
19:28	c2rz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will turn you back the way you came	0	That Sennacherib will return home before he can conquer Jerusalem can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “I will make you return to your own country the same way you came, without conquering Jerusalem”
19:29	gx3t			grows wild	0	Alternate translation: “grows without having been planted”
19:30	gtq1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The remnant of the house of Judah that survives will again take root and bear fruit	0	This metaphor compares restoration of the remnant to plantings that take hold and produce results. Alternate translation: “The people of Judah who remain alive will restore their lives and prosperity” or “The people who remain in Judah will prosper and have many children”
19:31	q41h			The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this	0	Alternate translation: “The strong action of Yahweh will make this happen”
19:32	q83i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism		0	# General Information:\n\nThis is the end of the message from Yahweh, spoken through the prophet Isaiah to King Hezekiah. It uses parallelism throughout.
19:32	l47x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	nor shoot an arrow here	0	“Arrow” is metonymy representing all tools of warfare and destruction. Alternate translation: “nor do any fighting here”
19:32	u923			or build up a siege ramp against it	0	Alternate translation: “and they will not even build up high mounds of earth against the city wall to enable them to attack the city”
19:33	r75c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared”
19:34	pa6n			for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake	0	Alternate translation: “for the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised to King David, who served me well”
19:35	n87u			It came about	0	Alternate translation: “It happened”
19:35	g563		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	185,000 soldiers	0	“one hundred eighty-five thousand soldiers”
19:35	d5f2			When the men arose	0	Alternate translation: “When the men who were left alive got up”
19:37	txi6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Adrammelek … Sharezer … Esarhaddon	0	These are the names of men.
20:intro	abck				0	# 2 Kings 20 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter finishes the story of Hezekiah.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Hezekiah’s additional time\nGod hears the distressed call of his faithful believers. Hezekiah was dying but when he prayed, God gave him 15 more years of life. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]])
20:1	dhm5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Set your house in order	0	“House” is metonymy for what was under Hezekiah’s control. Alternate translation: “Give final instructions to your household and government”
20:3	y2ay		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	call to mind	0	This is a common way of speaking, an idiom, urging Yahweh to remember. Alternate translation: “remember”
20:3	vts1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	walked	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “lived my life”
20:3	mv7z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	good in your sight	0	Here sight represents judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “in your judgment”
20:4	ad2v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the word of Yahweh came	0	“Word” represents the message Yahweh revealed to Isaiah. This is a common way of speaking, an idiom. Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke his word” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
20:5	j5zi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I have heard your prayer, and I have seen your tears	0	The second part reinforces the first part to make one message by using parallelism. Alternate translation: “I have heard your prayers and seen your tears”
20:5	jaq6			on the third day	0	Alternate translation: “two days from now” The day Isaiah said this was the first day, so “the third day” would be the same as “two days from now.”
20:6	p9us		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	fifteen years	0	15 years
20:6	tej9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from the hand of the king of Assyria	0	“Hand” is metonymy for power, authority and control. Alternate translation: “from the control of the king of Assyria”
20:7	y9eu			lump of figs	0	Alternate translation: “paste made of boiled figs”
20:7	xl9g			They did so and put it on his boil	0	Alternate translation: “Hezekiah’s servants did this and put the paste on Hezekiah’s sore”
20:9	kr84		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?	0	The source of “the shadow” can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “Do you want Yahweh to make the shadow caused by the sunlight on the stairway to go forward ten steps or to go back ten steps?”
20:9	wf56			ten steps	0	This expression refers to the “stairway of Ahaz” in [2 Kings 20:11](../20/11.md). This was probably a special stairway built for King Ahaz in such a way that its steps marked the hours of daylight as the sun’s rays advanced along them. In this way, the staircase served to tell the time during the day.
20:10	tm24		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	It is an easy thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps	0	Why “it is an easy thing” can be stated clearly. “It is easy to cause the shadow to move forward ten steps, because that is the normal thing for it to do”
20:11	n148		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the stairway of Ahaz	0	This was probably a special stairway built for King Ahaz in such a way that its steps marked the hours of daylight as the sun’s rays advanced along them. In this way, the staircase served to tell the time during the day. Alternate translation: “the steps that had been built for King Ahaz”
20:12	q3u5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Marduk-Baladan … Baladan	0	These are the names of the king of Babylon and his son.
20:13	dh37			listened to those letters	0	Alternate translation: “carefully considered those letters” or “heard the message from the king of Babylon”
20:13	zgg3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives	There was nothing in his house, nor in all his kingdom, that Hezekiah did not show them	0	Here “There was nothing … did not show them” is an exaggeration used for emphasis. It means Hezekiah showed them all of his most valuable things. This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “Hezekiah showed him absolutely everything valuable in his house and in all his kingdom” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
20:14	neq3			these men	0	This refers to the men sent to King Hezekiah with a message and gifts from Marduk-Baladan.
20:15	fkx7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	They have seen everything in my house. There is nothing among my valuable things that I have not shown them	0	Hezekiah repeats the same idea in two ways to emphasize his point. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
20:15	mau7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives	There is nothing among my valuable things that I have not shown them	0	“Nothing” and “not” cancel each other out to make the idea positive. This exaggeration is used for emphasis. Alternate translation: “I showed them absolutely every one of my valuable things”
20:16	yw6e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	So Isaiah said to Hezekiah	0	Why Isaiah spoke can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “So, because Isaiah knew Hezekiah had been foolish to show the men all his valuable things, Isaiah said to him”
20:16	nu7p			the word of Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “the message of Yahweh”
20:17	wr4s			Look, the days are about to come when	0	“Listen to me, someday there will come a time when”; “Look” is used to draw attention to what Isaiah is about to tell Hezekiah.
20:17	dsd6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the days	0	“Days” is synecdoche to refer to an undefined span of time.
20:19	aw9p			For he thought	0	Alternate translation: “Because Hezekiah thought”
20:19	jej2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will there not be peace and stability in my days?	0	Hezekiah asks this question for emphasis knowing the answer already. Alternate translation: “I can be sure that there will be peace and stability in my days.”
20:20	fgv7			pool	0	A small area of still water for storage
20:20	xm9s			conduit	0	A tunnel for carrying the water
20:20	v69i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?	0	This question is used to remind the reader that these things are recorded. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.”
21:intro	abcl				0	# 2 Kings 21 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### God’s judgment\nGod judges sin. When Manasseh worshiped idols and did many evil things, God said he would cause Judah to be destroyed by its enemies. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Simile\n\n“I will wipe Jerusalem clean, as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down” means “God would completely destroy Jerusalem.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
21:1	cuc4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hephzibah	0	The mother of King Manasseh
21:2	k3ux		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
21:2	qx6p			like the disgusting things	0	Another possible meaning is “including the disgusting things.”
21:3	i746		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	he rebuilt the high places … he built altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole	0	Manasseh would have commanded his workers to do the building for him. Alternate translation: “he had the high places rebuilt … he had altars built for Baal, had an Asherah pole made” or “he had his workers rebuild the high places … he had them build altars for Baal, make an Asherah pole”
21:4	tf5j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	It is in Jerusalem that my name will be forever	0	The name is a metonym for the person. Alternate translation: “Jerusalem is where I will forever make known who I am”
21:5	lm3d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh	0	It is implied that he built these altars so people could make sacrifices and worship the stars. Also, he would not have built these altars himself, rather he would have commanded his workers to do it. Alternate translation: “He had his workers build altars in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh so that the people could worship the stars and offer them sacrifices” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
21:6	nlv5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He caused his son to pass through the fire	0	You may need to make explicit why he caused his son be put into the fire and what happened after he did so. Alternate translation: “He burned his son to death as an offering to his gods”
21:6	qw58			consulted with	0	Alternate translation: “asked for information from”
21:6	p47l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	much evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated a similar phrase in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “many things that were evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “many things that Yahweh considers to be evil”
21:7	sss9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	that he had made	0	Manasseh probably did not do the work. His servants would have done the work. Alternate translation: “that Manasseh had ordered his servants to make”
21:7	p35n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	that I will put my name forever	0	Here Yahweh putting his “name” on the temple represents him designating it as the place to worship him. Alternate translation: “where I want people to worship me forever”
21:8	ysn5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the feet of Israel	0	The feet are a synecdoche for the person. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel” or “the Israelites”
21:9	g14q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	even more than the nations that Yahweh had destroyed before the people of Israel	0	Here “nations” refers to the people who had lived in the land of Canaan before the Israelites had arrived. Alternate translation: “even more than the people whom Yahweh had destroyed as the people of Israel advanced through the land”
21:13	j6kz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria, and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab	0	The words “measuring line” and “plumb line” are metaphors for the standards Yahweh uses to judge people. Alternate translation: “judge Jerusalem using the same measure I used when I judged Samaria and the house of Ahab”
21:13	vp2y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	against Samaria	0	Samaria is the capital city and it represents all the people of the kingdom of Israel. Alternate translation: “against the people of Israel”
21:13	db7n			plumb line	0	a tool made of a heavy weight and a thin rope used to show if a wall is straight
21:13	udx3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Ahab	0	Here “house” represents family. Alternate translation: “the family of Ahab”
21:14	n7z2			I will throw off	0	Alternate translation: “I will abandon” or “I will reject”
21:14	nm49		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	give them into the hand of their enemies	0	Here the “hand” of the enemies refers to their enemies’ control. Alternate translation: “let their enemies defeat them and take over their land”
21:16	db4v			Moreover, Manasseh	0	Alternate translation: “Also, Manasseh” or “In addition, Manasseh”
21:16	f4ns		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Manasseh shed much innocent blood	0	The words “shed much innocent blood” are a metonym for killing people violently. It might be best to translate this so the reader understands that other people helped Manasseh do this. Alternate translation: “Manasseh ordered his soldiers to kill many innocent people”
21:16	sx9u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another with death	0	This hyperbole emphasizes the great number of people Manasseh had killed throughout Jerusalem. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **death**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “dead people.” Alternate translation: “there were very many dead people throughout Jerusalem” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
21:16	ff48		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
21:17	ce1p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	are they not written … Judah?	0	This can be expressed in active form and assumes that the answer is positive. The question is rhetorical and is used for emphasis. See how this phrase is translated in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written … Judah.” or “you can find them … Judah.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
21:18	i542		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	slept with his ancestors and	0	This is a polite way of saying he “died, as his ancestors had, and”
21:18	rhh9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the garden of Uzza	0	This could mean: (1) “the garden that had once belonged to a man named Uzza” or (2) “Uzza Garden.”
21:18	b29b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Amon	0	This is a man’s name
21:19	np3n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Amon … Haruz	0	These are names of men.
21:19	wqq6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Meshullemeth	0	This is the name of a woman.
21:19	qwh8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jotbah	0	This is the name of a city.
21:20	xn3z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
21:21	hks2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	followed in all the way that his father had walked in	0	“walked in all the ways that his father walked in.” The way a person lives is spoken of as if that person were walking on a path. Alternate translation: “lived completely the way his father had lived”
21:22	r996			He abandoned Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “He went away from Yahweh” or “He paid no more attention to Yahweh”
21:23	km8a			conspired against him	0	Alternate translation: “made plans and worked together to harm him”
21:24	pwu1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	the people of the land	0	This is a generalization. Alternate translation: “some of the people in Judah”
21:24	nj33			conspired against	0	“made plans and worked together to harm.” See how you translated this in [2 Kings 21:23](../21/23.md).
21:25	zcb6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	are they not written … Judah?	0	This can be expressed in active form and assumes that the answer is positive. The question is rhetorical and is used for emphasis. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are written … Judah.” or “you can find them … Judah.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
21:26	zpi6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the garden of Uzza	0	This could mean: (1) “the garden that had once belonged to a man named Uzza” or (2) “Uzza Garden.” See how you translated this in [2 Kings 21:18](../21/18.md).
22:intro	abcm				0	# 2 Kings 22 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe next two chapters (2 Kings 22–23) tell about the spiritual revival under King Josiah. A revival occurs when the people begin to worship Yahweh properly again. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### The law\n\nThe priests found a copy of the law in the temple and took it to the king. He was upset because the people had disobeyed the law so badly. Josiah asked God about it. God said that he would destroy Judah for these sins but not in Josiah’s lifetime, since he humbled himself and wanted to do better. Many scholars believe this was a copy of the book of Deuteronomy. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]], [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])
22:1	gp47		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	thirty-one years	0	“31 years”
22:1	ne6n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jedidah	0	This is the name of a woman.
22:1	wgp7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Adaiah	0	This is the name of a man.
22:1	vv8d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Bozkath	0	This is the name of a town in Judah.
22:2	q688		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh	0	Here “eyes” represents Yahweh’s thoughts or what he considered about something. Alternate translation: “He did what Yahweh considered to be right” or “He did what was right according to Yahweh”
22:2	ly8g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He walked in all the way of David his ancestor	0	“He walked in all the ways of David his ancestor” Josiah behaving as David did is spoken of as if he walked on the same road or way as David. Alternate translation: “He lived the way David his ancestor had lived” or “He followed the example of David his ancestor”
22:2	n1m8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he did not turn away either to the right or to the left	0	To fully obey Yahweh is spoken of as if a person were on the correct road and never turned from it. Alternate translation: “he did not do anything that would displease Yahweh” or “he fully obeyed all the laws of Yahweh”
22:3	p4bf			It came about that	0	If your language has a way to mark the beginning of a new part of the story, consider using it here.
22:3	hab4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the eighteenth year	0	“Eighteenth” is the ordinal form of 18. Alternate translation: “year 18”
22:3	kxh4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shaphan … Azaliah … Meshullam	0	These are men’s names.
22:4	alb5			Go up to Hilkiah	0	The phrase “Go up” is used because Yahweh’s temple was higher in elevation than where King Josiah was located. Alternate translation: “Go to Hilkiah”
22:4	dub3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hilkiah	0	This is a man’s name.
22:4	sf26		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that has been brought into the house of Yahweh, which the temple guards have gathered from the people	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that the temple guards who gathered the money from the people brought into the temple of Yahweh”
22:4	xz1u			house of Yahweh	0	This is another name for the “temple” (verse 3).
22:5	g4kj			house of Yahweh … in the temple	0	Here “house of Yahweh” and “temple” mean the same thing.
22:5	xuv8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Let it be given into the hand of the workmen	0	Here “hand” represents the workmen as a whole. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Tell Hilkiah to give the money to the workmen” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
22:6	i313			Let them give money	0	Here “them” refers to the workmen who are in charge of the house of Yahweh in [2 Kings 22:5](../22/05.md).
22:6	r9kj			the carpenters, the builders, and the masons	0	These are the same as the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh in [2 Kings 22:5](../22/05.md). Here the workers are described in more detail.
22:6	j71y			carpenters	0	workers who build with wood
22:6	ql4r			masons	0	workers who build with stone
22:7	ieq6			was given to them … because they handled	0	Here “them” and “they” refer to the workmen who are in charge of the house of Yahweh in [2 Kings 22:5](../22/05.md).
22:7	hkm7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	no accounting was required for the money that was given to them	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the workmen who were in charge did not have to report how they used the money that the temple guards gave them”
22:7	dt6w			because they handled it faithfully	0	Alternate translation: “because they used the money honestly”
22:8	hf68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hilkiah	0	This is the name of a man. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 18:18](../18/18.md).
22:8	n1xt			the book of the law	0	Most likely these laws were written on a scroll. A scroll was a type of book made of one long, rolled-up sheet of papyrus or leather.
22:9	xt1w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	given it into the hand of the workmen	0	Here “hand” represents the workmen as a whole. Alternate translation: “given it to the workmen”
22:11	jl4t			It came about that	0	If your language has a way to mark the beginning of a new part of the story, consider using it here.
22:11	nye3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	had heard the words of the law	0	Here “words” represents the message of the law. Alternate translation: “had heard the laws that were written in the book” or “had heard the laws that were written in the scroll”
22:11	d65n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	he tore his clothes	0	This is a symbolic action that indicates intense grief or sadness.
22:12	qm31		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ahikam … Shaphan … Akbor … Micaiah … Asaiah	0	These are names of men.
22:13	xl33			Go and consult with Yahweh	0	It is made clear in 22:14 that the king means for the men to go to the prophetess of Yahweh to determine Yahweh’s will.
22:13	r823			consult	0	to go to someone to ask for advice
22:13	u6an		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the words of this book that has been found	0	Here “words” represents the laws. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the laws in this book that Hilkiah has found” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
22:13	u2jp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For great is the anger of Yahweh that has been kindled against us	0	Yahweh’s anger is spoken of as if it were a fire that was lit. Alternate translation: “For Yahweh is very angry with us”
22:13	e5fi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	all that was written concerning us	0	This refers to the law that was given to Israel. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “all that Moses wrote in the law that we should do” or “all the laws that God gave through Moses to the people of Israel”
22:14	hj95		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Huldah	0	This is a woman’s name.
22:14	lc23		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shallum … Tikvah … Harhas	0	These are men’s names.
22:14	fia7			keeper of the wardrobe	0	This could mean: (1) the person who took care of the clothing that priests wore in the temple or (2) the person who took care of the king’s clothing.
22:14	at8l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter	0	Here “second quarter” refers to the new part of the city that was built on the north side of Jerusalem. Also, “second” is the ordinal form of 2. Alternate translation: “she lived in Jerusalem in the new part of the city” or “she lived in the new part of Jerusalem” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
22:15	lf4s			the man who sent you to me	0	Here “the man” refers to King Josiah.
22:16	y4st		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will bring disaster to this place and to its inhabitants	0	Yahweh causing terrible things to happen is spoken of as if disaster were an object that he could bring to a place. Alternate translation: “I will cause terrible things to happen to this place and to those who live there”
22:16	p6qx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	to this place	0	“to Jerusalem.” This refers to the city of Jerusalem which represents the whole land of Judah. Alternate translation: “to Judah”
22:17	syg8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	my anger has been kindled against this place, and it will not be extinguished	0	Yahweh’s anger is spoken of as if it were a fire that was lit. Alternate translation: “my anger against this place is like a fire that cannot be put out”
22:17	c75r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	this place	0	Here “place” represents the people who live in Jerusalem and Judah. Alternate translation: “these people”
22:18	a12h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	About the words that you heard	0	Here “words” represents the message that Huldah just spoke. Alternate translation: “About the message that you heard”
22:19	cu8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	because your heart was tender	0	Here “heart” represents a person’s inner being. Feeling sorry is spoken of as if the heart were tender. Alternate translation: “because you felt sorry” or “because you repented” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
22:19	ef3w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	that they would become a desolation and a curse	0	The abstract nouns “desolation” and “curse” can be stated as an adjective and a verb. Alternate translation: “that I would make the land desolate and would curse them”
22:19	tca8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	torn your clothes	0	This is a symbolic action that indicates intense grief or sadness.
22:19	u682		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 19:33](../19/33.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared”
22:20	t38r				0	# General Information:\n\nThis is the end of the message from Yahweh to King Josiah through the prophetess Huldah.
22:20	cn5j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	See, I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace	0	Both statements mean basically the same thing. They are polite ways of saying he will die. Alternate translation: “So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
22:20	qgs2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Your eyes will not see	0	Here “will not see” represents not experiencing something. Alternate translation: “You will not experience”
22:20	mc6n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Your eyes	0	Here “eyes” represents the whole person.
22:20	j2cn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the disaster that I will bring upon this place	0	Yahweh causing terrible things to happen is spoken of as if disaster were an object that Yahweh would bring to a place. Alternate translation: “the terrible things I will cause to happen in this place”
23:intro	abcn				0	# 2 Kings 23 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe story of Josiah ends in this chapter.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Ending idolatry\n\nJosiah destroyed idolatry in Judah and in the deserted areas of Israel. But he fought against Egypt and was killed in battle. After his death, Egypt set up a government of Judah that it controlled.
23:2	yx5s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem	0	This is a generalization. Alternate translation: “many other people”
23:2	bw8g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	from small to great	0	This merism includes everyone in between. Alternate translation: “from the least important to the most important”
23:2	k1ai			He then read in their hearing	0	Alternate translation: “Then the king read aloud so that they could hear”
23:2	wxs2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that had been found	0	In [2 Kings 22:8](../22/08.md) it states that Hilkiah found the book. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “that Hilkiah had found” or “that they had found”
23:3	lg2w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walk after Yahweh	0	The way a person lives is spoken of as if that person were walking on a path, and “to walk after” someone is a metonym for doing what that other person does or wants others to do. Alternate translation: “live obeying Yahweh” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
23:3	v7nf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	his commandments, his regulations, and his statutes	0	These words all share similar meanings. Together they emphasize everything that Yahweh had commanded in the law.
23:3	jl5a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	with all his heart and all his soul	0	The idiom “with all his heart” means “completely” and “with all his soul” means “with all his being.” These two phrases have similar meanings. Alternate translation: “with all his being” or “with all his energy” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
23:3	lb9c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that were written in this book	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “that this book contained”
23:3	ecz5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	stand by the covenant	0	This idiom means to “obey the terms of the covenant.”
23:4	sx3u			the priests under him	0	Alternate translation: “the other priests who served him”
23:4	vy6i			gatekeepers	0	men who guarded the gates to the temple
23:4	i5uk			for Baal … for all the stars	0	Alternate translation: “so people could use them to worship Baal … so people could use them to worship all the stars”
23:4	vje6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He burned … and carried	0	The word “he” refers to Josiah. He would have commanded his workers to do these things. It is likely that Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “he had them burn them … and carry them”
23:4	qsq2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kidron Valley … Bethel	0	names of places
23:5	i5fz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He got rid	0	The word “He” refers to Josiah. He would have commanded his workers to do these things. It is likely that Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “He had them get rid”
23:5	p31g			to Baal, to the sun and the moon, to the planets, and to all the stars	0	Alternate translation: “as a way to worship Baal, the sun and the moon, the planets, and all the stars”
23:6	ueh3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He brought out … and burned it … He beat it … and threw	0	The word “he” refers to Josiah. He would have commanded his workers to do these things. Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “He had them bring out … and burn it … He had them beat it … and throw”
23:7	vc4c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He cleared	0	The word “He” refers to Josiah. He would have commanded his workers to do these things. Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “He had them clear”
23:7	qn4w			wove garments	0	Alternate translation: “made clothes”
23:8	rlc8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Josiah brought … and defiled … He destroyed	0	Josiah would have commanded his workers to do these things. It is likely that Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “He commanded them to bring … and to defile … He had them destroy”
23:8	uxq7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Geba … Beersheba	0	names of places
23:8	y8lj			Joshua (the city governor)	0	“the city ruler named Joshua” or “the city leader named Joshua.” This is a different Joshua from the Joshua in the Old Testament Book of Joshua.
23:9	j64s			their brothers	0	Here “brothers” refers to their fellow priests who served at the temple.
23:10	yh8e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Topheth … Ben Hinnom	0	place names
23:10	dx37			cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire as a sacrifice to Molech	0	Alternate translation: “put his son or his daughter in the fire and burn them as an offering to Molech”
23:11	x7tv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He took away	0	It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people, perhaps Hilkiah and “the priests under him” ([2 Kings 23:4](../23/04.md)), might have helped Josiah do this.
23:11	c4zx			the horses	0	This could mean: (1) real horses or (2) statues of horses.
23:11	vq7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	had given to the sun	0	Here “given” represents being dedicated for worship. Alternate translation: “had used to worship the sun”
23:11	b1bh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nathan-Melek	0	a man’s name
23:12	ct7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Josiah the king destroyed … Josiah smashed … and threw	0	Josiah would have commanded his workers to do these things. It is likely that Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “Josiah the king commanded them to destroy … He had them smash … had them throw”
23:12	xs4w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the kings of Judah had made … Manasseh had made	0	Manasseh and the kings of Judah probably commanded their workers to make these things. Alternate translation: “the kings of Judah had their workers make … Manasseh had his workers make”
23:12	dwd6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kidron Valley	0	place name. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 23:4](../23/04.md).
23:13	d24c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The king ruined	0	Josiah would have commanded his workers to do these things. It is likely that Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “He had them ruin … He had them break … they filled”
23:13	uf9z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Solomon the king of Israel had built	0	Solomon would have commanded his workers to do these things. Alternate translation: “Solomon the king of Israel had his workers build”
23:14	wk4z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He broke … he filled	0	Josiah would have commanded his workers to do these things. It is likely that Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: “He had them break … they filled”
23:14	kaf7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	filled those places with the bones of human beings	0	“covered the ground with human bones so people could not use it as a shrine anymore”
23:15	q6gc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Josiah also completely destroyed … He also burned … and beat … He also burned	0	It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people, perhaps Hilkiah and “the priests under him” ([2 Kings 23:4](../23/04.md)), might have helped Josiah do these things.
23:16	i3m8			spoke of these things beforehand	0	Alternate translation: “had said that these things would happen”
23:17	ma41			monument	0	marker or statue that honors a person. A tomb is one kind of monument.
23:18	wbg1			So they let his bones alone, along with the bones of	0	Alternate translation: “So they did not touch his bones or the bones of”
23:19	fe2v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Josiah removed … He did	0	It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people, perhaps Hilkiah and “the priests under him” ([2 Kings 23:4](../23/04.md)), might have helped Josiah do these things.
23:19	q3bs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the kings of Israel had made	0	It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people, probably the kings’ workers, might have helped the kings make these things.
23:19	g6dz			what had been done	0	Alternate translation: “what he had done”
23:20	i9c6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He slaughtered … he burned	0	It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people, perhaps Hilkiah and “the priests under him” ([2 Kings 23:4](../23/04.md)), might have helped Josiah do these things.
23:20	ub7s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he burned human bones on them	0	You may need to make explicit why he burned the bones. “he burned human bones on them so no one would use them again”
23:21	f44h			Keep the Passover	0	Alternate translation: “You must celebrate the Passover”
23:22	rbl1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Such a Passover celebration had never been held from the days of	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “The descendants of Israel had not celebrated the Passover festival in such a great way in the time of”
23:22	qy57		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	ruled Israel	0	The name “Israel” is a metonym for “the descendants of Israel.”
23:22	m8ft			the days of the kings of Israel or Judah	0	Alternate translation: “the time when the people of Israel had their own king and the people of Judah had their own king”
23:23	elp8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	this Passover of Yahweh was celebrated	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “the people of Judah celebrated this Passover of Yahweh”
23:24	j8ze			banished … spirits	0	Alternate translation: “forced those … spirits to leave” or “made a law that those … spirits had to leave”
23:24	lu65			those who talked with the dead or with spirits	0	See how you translated “those who talked with the dead and … those who talked with spirits,” in [2 Kings 21:6](../21/06.md).
23:24	b9hr			fetishes	0	things that people wrongly believe have special power
23:25	tg6s			who turned to Yahweh	0	Alternate translation: “who gave himself completely to Yahweh”
23:25	evf3			Nor did any king like Josiah arise after him	0	Alternate translation: “And since then there has never been a king who was like Josiah”
23:26	p9h5			Nevertheless	0	The writer uses this word to show that even though all of these things that Josiah did were good, Yahweh was still angry with Judah.
23:26	cls6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Yahweh did not turn away from the burning of his fierce anger, which burned against	0	Fire is a metaphor for anger, and starting a fire is a metaphor for becoming angry. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **anger, you can express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “Yahweh did not stop being fierce because he was angry with” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
23:26	a2wd			had done to provoke him	0	Alternate translation: “had done to cause him to be angry”
23:27	d6xf			out of my sight	0	Alternate translation: “from where I am” or “from being near me”
23:27	bsh5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	My name will be there	0	The name is a metonym for the honor that people should give to the person. Alternate translation: “People should worship me there”
23:28	h614		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	are they not written … Judah?	0	This can be expressed in active form and assumes that the answer is positive. The question is rhetorical and is used for emphasis. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “you can find them … Judah.” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
23:29	sap6			In his days, Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt	0	Alternate translation: “During the time of Josiah, Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt”
23:29	k8gd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Necho … Megiddo	0	Necho is the name of a man. Megiddo is the name of a city.
23:31	sf3p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	twenty-three years old	0	“23 years old”
23:31	m2m9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hamutal	0	This is a woman’s name.
23:31	k16l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Libnah	0	This is the name of a place.
23:32	z2g6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
23:33	e9hv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Riblah … Hamath	0	These are names of places.
23:33	aw37		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	put him in chains	0	Being put “in chains” represents being captured and imprisoned. Alternate translation: “put him in prison”
23:33	iwc7			fined Judah	0	Alternate translation: “forced the people of Judah to give him”
23:33	g4w9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney	one hundred talents … one talent	0	A talent was about 33 kilograms. Alternate translation: “3,300 kilograms … 33 kilograms”
23:35	i68u			Jehoikim taxed the land	0	Alternate translation: “Jehoikim collected taxes from the people who owned land”
23:35	v24z			people of the land	0	This could mean: (1) “the people who lived in the land of Judah” or (2) “the richest and most powerful of those who lived in Judah.”
23:36	s72q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Zebidah	0	This is a woman’s name.
23:36	gz76		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pedaiah	0	This is a man’s name.
23:36	j958		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Rumah	0	This is the name of a place.
23:37	b992		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
24:intro	abco				0	# 2 Kings 24 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThese last two chapters are the final defeat of Judah and the beginning of their exile to Babylon.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### God’s punishment\nGod punished Judah because of their sin. The Babylonians conquer Jerusalem and carry away all the craftsmen, soldiers and wealthy. They make Zedekiah the king. He was not truly a king because he lacked absolute authority. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])
24:1	n2cj			In Jehoiakim’s days	0	Alternate translation: “During the time that Jehoiakim ruled Judah”
24:1	wre8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	attacked Judah	0	You may need to make explicit what happened after Nebuchadnezzar attacked Judah. Alternate translation: “attacked and defeated Judah”
24:2	bf6x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	This was in conformity with the word of Yahweh that had been spoken through his servants the prophets	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “This was according to the word of Yahweh that his servants the prophets had spoken” or “This was exactly what Yahweh had told his servants the prophets to say would happen”
24:3	d357			It was certainly at the mouth of Yahweh	0	Some versions have, “It was certainly because of the wrath of Yahweh,” which is just as good a reading of the original text. If translators have access to versions in major languages in their region, they should probably follow their choice.
24:3	nnw7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	at the mouth of Yahweh	0	Here “mouth” represents Yahweh’s command. Alternate translation: “as Yahweh had commanded”
24:3	eb3l			remove them out of his sight	0	Alternate translation: “get rid of them” or “destroy them”
24:4	bik2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	innocent blood that he shed	0	Blood is a metonym for innocent life, and shedding blood is a metonym for killing innocent people. Alternate translation: “innocent people whom he killed”
24:4	xy8v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood	0	Blood is a metonym for innocent life, and shedding blood is a metonym for killing innocent people. Alternate translation: “he killed many innocent people in Jerusalem”
24:5	en3p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	are they not written … Judah?	0	This is written as a rhetorical question because at the time this was written people were already aware of this information. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. It can be translated in active form. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 8:23](../08/23.md). Alternate translation: “they are indeed written … Judah.” or “you could find them … Judah” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
24:6	nt1z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	slept with his ancestors	0	Sleeping is a euphemism for dying. Alternate translation: “died and was buried along with his ancestors”
24:7	yjf2			The king of Egypt did not attack any more out of his land	0	Alternate translation: “The king of Egypt did not come out of his land any more to attack other people groups”
24:8	zka9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nehushta … Elnathan	0	Nehushta is the name of a woman. Elnathan is the name of a man.
24:9	w6b8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
24:9	gi6b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	he did all that his father had done	0	Here “all” is a generalization. It means he did the same sinful things as his father. Alternate translation: “he committed the same kinds of sins his father had committed”
24:12	ish3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers	0	You may need to make explicit why Jehoiachin went out to meet Nebuchadnezzar. Alternate translation: “Jehoiachin the king of Judah, with his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers, went out to where the king of Babylon was, to surrender to him”
24:12	k4kt			The king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his own reign	0	Alternate translation: “After the king of Babylon had been king for more than seven years, he captured Jehoiachin”
24:13	g1jx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Solomon king of Israel had made	0	You might want to translate this so the reader understands that Solomon might have had others help him do this.
24:14	k5cp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	He took into exile all Jerusalem	0	Here “Jerusalem” is a metonym for the people who lived there. And, “all” is a generalization. It means all the most important people Alternate translation: “Nebuchadnezzar took all the important people away from Jerusalem” (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
24:14	bf1n			the craftsmen and the smiths	0	Alternate translation: “the men who knew how to make and repair things that are made from metal”
24:14	fyh1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives	No one was left except the poorest people in the land	0	This can be translated as a positive statement. Alternate translation: “Only the poorest people in the land still lived there”
24:16	bz73		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	seven thousand … one thousand	0	“7,000 … 1,000”
24:17	h6dy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Mattaniah	0	This is a man’s name.
24:18	s1s8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	twenty-one … eleven	0	“21 … 11”
24:18	qfp6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hamutal	0	This is a woman’s name.
24:18	zy1q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jeremiah	0	This is a man’s name.
24:18	fxr8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Libnah	0	This is the name of a place.
24:19	wr7q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	what was evil in the sight of Yahweh	0	The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh’s judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: “what was evil in Yahweh’s judgment” or “what Yahweh considers to be evil”
25:intro	abcp				0	# 2 Kings 25 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThis chapter is the final defeat of Judah and the beginning of their exile to Babylon.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Zedekiah’s revolt\nZedekiah revolted against the Babylonians, so they came and completely destroyed Jerusalem. They tore down the city walls and took the rest of the people to Babylon as slaves, except the very poorest people remained.
25:1	pl4l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the ninth year	0	
25:1	j1c4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month	0	This is the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar. The tenth day is near the end of December on Western calendars. This is during the cold season when there may be rain and snow. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]])
25:1	ty29		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	came with all his army against Jerusalem	0	The name “Jerusalem” is a metonym for the people who lived in it. Alternate translation: “came with his whole army to fight against the people of Jerusalem” or “came with his whole army to conquer Jerusalem”
25:3	c39x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the ninth day of the fourth month	0	This is the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar. The ninth day is near the end of June on Western calendars. This is during the dry season when there is very little or no rain. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]])
25:3	x5hf			the people of the land	0	These are the inhabitants of Jerusalem, including refugees from the surrounding villages that fled to Jerusalem when the war started.
25:4	hev4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Then the city was broken into	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “Then the Babylonian army broke into the city”
25:4	c1y1			all the fighting men	0	Alternate translation: “all the warriors”
25:4	yt64			by the way of the gate	0	Alternate translation: “by using the gate”
25:4	sg4r			the Chaldeans	0	Some translations use “Chaldeans” and others use “Babylonians.” Both terms refer to the same people group.
25:4	v6j3			The king went in the direction of	0	Alternate translation: “King Zedekiah also fled and he went toward”
25:5	mvz1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	All his army was scattered away from him	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “His whole army ran away from him” or “The Chaldeans chased away his whole army”
25:6	i9b9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Riblah	0	This is the name of a place.
25:6	r5qj			passed sentence on him	0	Alternate translation: “decided what they would do to punish him”
25:7	fh5s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	they slaughtered them before his eyes	0	The eyes are synecdoche for the whole person. Alternate translation: “they forced king Zedekiah to watch them kill his sons”
25:7	v1ma		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he put out his eyes	0	“Nebuchadnezzar put out Zedekiah’s eyes.” It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people might have helped Nebuchadnezzar do this.
25:8	xvy1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month	0	This is the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar. The seventh day is near the end of July on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]])
25:8	b969		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the nineteenth year	0	This is the ordinal form of the number 19.
25:8	yy9v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Nebuzaradan	0	This is the name of a man.
25:10	dj6i			As for all the walls around Jerusalem, all	0	Alternate translation: “This is what happened to all the walls around Jerusalem: all”
25:10	pp2x			who were under	0	Alternate translation: “who were following the orders of”
25:11	x6c3			As for the rest of the people … city, those	0	Alternate translation: “This is what happened to the rest of the people … city: those”
25:11	xm95			the rest of the people who were left in the city	0	Alternate translation: “the people who remained in the city”
25:11	i3y2			deserted to the king	0	Alternate translation: “left the city and gone to be with the king”
25:13	uaq2			As for the bronze pillars … Yahweh, the Chaldeans	0	Alternate translation: “This is what happened to the bronze pillars … Yahweh: the Chaldeans”
25:13	ph6f			the stands	0	This refers to the large, moveable bronze stands with bronze wheels and axles. “the moveable bronze stands” or “the bronze stands with wheels”
25:13	l5um			the bronze sea	0	Alternate translation: “the large bronze basin”
25:13	vyc7			broke them into pieces	0	Alternate translation: “cut them into pieces” or “chopped them up into small pieces”
25:14	tfz8			shovels	0	A shovel was a tool that was used to clean the altar, typically used to move big piles of dirt, sand, or ashes.
25:14	fkz8			with which the priests had served in the temple	0	Alternate translation: “which the priests had used in the temple service”
25:15	sgl1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The pots for removing ashes	0	You may need to make explicit which ashes are spoken of. Alternate translation: “The pots that were used for removing ashes from the altar”
25:16	j7af			the sea	0	“the large bronze basin.” See how you translated this in [2 Kings 25:13](../25/13.md).
25:16	ser3			the stands	0	See how you translated this in [2 Kings 25:13](../25/13.md).
25:17	ak56		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance	eighteen cubits … three cubits	0	A cubit was 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: “about 8.3 meters … about 1.4 meters”
25:17	g6qb			a capital of bronze	0	Alternate translation: “an artistic, bronze design” or “a bronze piece with designs”
25:17	c2rf			latticework	0	This was a design made of crossed strips that looked like a net.
25:17	gr5z			all made of bronze	0	Alternate translation: “completely made of bronze”
25:18	nm6x			The commander of the bodyguard	0	See how you translated this in [2 Kings 25:8](../25/08.md).
25:18	p8z8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Seraiah	0	This is the name of a man.
25:18	nq3n			the second priest	0	These words refer to Zephaniah. Another possible meaning is “the priest under Seraiah.”
25:18	ske8			gatekeepers	0	See how you translated this in [2 Kings 7:10](../07/10.md).
25:19	ydp7			took prisoner	0	Alternate translation: “captured and kept from escaping”
25:19	v5sk			an officer who was in charge of soldiers	0	Other translations may read “a eunuch who was in charge of soldiers.” A eunuch is a man whose private parts have been removed.
25:19	jax7			officer responsible for drafting men into the army	0	This could mean: (1) the officer forced men to become soldiers or (2) the officer wrote down the names of the men who became soldiers.
25:20	qh76			Nebuzaradan	0	This is the name of a man. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 25:8](../25/08.md).
25:20	cl9d			Riblah	0	This is the name of a place. See how you translated this in [2 Kings 25:6](../25/06.md).
25:21	dxm3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	put them to death	0	This is a polite way of saying “killed them.” It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people might have helped the king do this. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
25:21	b7iy			In this way, Judah went out of its land into exile	0	Alternate translation: “So Judah was taken into exile out of its land”
25:21	u6ll		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Judah went out of its land	0	Judah, the name of the people group, is a metonym for the people themselves. Alternate translation: “the people of Judah went out of their land”
25:22	k15w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Gedaliah … Ahikam … Shaphan	0	These are the names of men.
25:23	yzs4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ishmael … Nethaniah … Johanan … Kareah … Seraiah … Tanhumeth … Jaazaniah	0	These are the names of men.
25:23	ww42		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Netophathite	0	This refers to a person who is a descendant of a man named Netophah.
25:23	ytq9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Maakathite	0	This refers to a person who comes from a place called Maakah.
25:25	cfc4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	the seventh month	0	This is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. It is during the last part of September and the first part of October on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
25:25	bt4c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Elishama	0	This is the name of a man.
25:26	n8hs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	all the people	0	This is a generalization. Alternate translation: “many people”
25:26	u3mg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	from the least to the greatest	0	This is a merism that means “everyone,” which is a generalization. Alternate translation: “from the least important to the most important” or “everyone”
25:27	y9pc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	in the thirty-seventh year	0	
25:27	ggr6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month	0	This is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar. The twenty-seventh day is near the beginning of April on Western calendars. (See also: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
25:27	wz2b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Awel-Marduk	0	This is a man’s name.
25:28	kh12		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	a seat more honorable than that of the other kings	0	Giving a good place at the dining table is a metonym for honoring him. Alternate translation: “more honor than the other kings”
25:29	e7s6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	removed Jehoiachin’s prison clothes	0	The act of removing Jehoiachins’ prison clothes represents making him a free man.
25:29	ahi6			at the king’s table	0	Alternate translation: “with the king and his officials”
25:30	i56q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	A regular food allowance was given to him	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “The king made sure that he had a regular food allowance”
25:30	pi4e			A regular food allowance	0	Alternate translation: “Money to buy food”
