20:34 The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Jehu son of Hanani which are included in Scroll of the Kings of Israel. 1
22:7 God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. 2 When Ahaziah 3 arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned 4 to wipe out Ahab’s family. 5 22:8 While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab’s family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them.
25:17 After King Amaziah of Judah consulted with his advisers, 6 he sent this message to the king of Israel, Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, “Come, face me on the battlefield.” 7
1 tn Heb “the rest of the events of Jehoshaphat, the former and the latter, look, they are written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani, which are taken up in the scroll of the kings of Israel.”
2 tn Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “anointed.”
5 tn Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”
6 tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
7 tn Heb “let us look at each other [in the] face.” The expression refers here not to a visit but to meeting in battle. See v. 21.