20:22 The prophet 1 visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. 2 Determine 3 what you must do, for in the spring 4 the king of Syria will attack 5 you.” 20:23 Now the advisers 6 of the king of Syria said to him: “Their God is a god of the mountains. That’s why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.
1 tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).
2 tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”
3 tn Heb “know and see.”
4 tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”
5 tn Heb “go up against.”
6 tn Or “servants.”