2 Kings 1:14

1:14 Indeed, ¹  fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. ²  So now, please have respect for my life.”

2 Kings 2:8

2:8 Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

2 Kings 7:14

7:14 So they picked two horsemen and the king sent them out to track the Syrian army. ³  He ordered them, “Go and find out what’s going on.” ⁴ 

2 Kings 9:32

9:32 He looked up at the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three ⁵  eunuchs looked down at him.

2 Kings 11:7

11:7 The two units who are off duty on the Sabbath will guard the Lord’s temple and protect the king. ⁶ 

2 Kings 15:23

Pekahiah’s Reign over Israel

15:23 In the fiftieth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria ⁷  for two years.

2 Kings 18:23

18:23 Now make a deal ⁸  with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, provided you can find enough riders for them.

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¹ tn Heb “look.”

² tn Heb “their fifty.”

³ tn Heb “and the king sent [them] after the Syrian camp.”

⁴ tn Heb “Go and see.”

⁵ tn Heb “two, three.” The narrator may be intentionally vague or uncertain here, or the two numbers may represent alternate traditions.

⁶ tn Verses 5b-7 read literally, “the third of you, the ones entering [on] the Sabbath and the ones guarding the guard of the house of the king, and the third in the gate of Sur, and the third in the gate behind the runners, and you will guard the guard of the house, alternating. And the two units of you, all the ones going out [on] the Sabbath, and they will guard the guard of the house of the Lord for the king.” The precise meaning of this text is impossible to determine. It would appear that the Carians and royal bodyguard were divided into three units. One unit would serve during the Sabbath; the other two would be off duty on the Sabbath. Jehoiada divided the first unit into three groups and assigned them different locations. The two off duty units were assigned the task of guarding the king.

⁷ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

⁸ tn Heb “exchange pledges.”