22:7 God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. 11 When Ahaziah 12 arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned 13 to wipe out Ahab’s family. 14
36:22 In the first year of the reign of 19 King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, 20 the Lord moved 21 King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.
1 tn Heb “because this turn of events was from God.”
2 tn Heb “so that the
3 tn Heb “the word of the
4 tn Heb “and I will give to them soon deliverance.”
5 tn Or “gush forth upon.”
6 tn Heb “by the hand of.”
7 tn Heb “the kingdom of the
8 tn Or “horde”; or “multitude.”
9 tn Heb “broke it up.”
10 tn Heb “all the property which was found in the house of the king.”
11 tn Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”
12 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn Heb “anointed.”
14 tn Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”
15 sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice (NEB “burnt his sons in the fire”; NASB “burned his sons in the fire”; NIV “sacrificed his sons in the fire”; NRSV “made his sons pass through fire”). For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.
16 tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”
17 tn Heb “and they closed up all the springs and the stream that flows in the midst of the land.” Here אָרֶץ (’arets, “land”) does not refer to the entire land, but to a smaller region like a district.
18 tn Heb “land, saying.”
19 tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
20 tn Heb “to complete the word of the
sn Regarding the promise he delivered through Jeremiah see Jer 29:10.
21 tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”