2 Kings 1:13

1:13 The king 1  sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell 2  on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy, “Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours.

2 Kings 13:23

13:23 But the Lord had mercy on them and felt pity for them. 3  He extended his favor to them 4  because of the promise he had made 5  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day. 6 

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

2 tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”

3 tn Or “showed them compassion.”

4 tn Heb “he turned to them.”

5 tn Heb “because of his covenant with.”

6 tn Heb “until now.”