2 Kings 1:8

1:8 They replied, ¹  “He was a hairy man ²  and had a leather belt ³  tied around his waist.” The king ⁴  said, “He is Elijah the Tishbite.”

2 Kings 4:14

4:14 So he asked Gehazi, ⁵  “What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”

2 Kings 5:16

5:16 But Elisha ⁶  replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives (whom I serve), ⁷  I will take nothing from you.” Naaman ⁸  insisted that he take it, but he refused.

2 Kings 8:14

8:14 He left Elisha and went to his master. Ben Hadad ⁹  asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?” Hazael ¹⁰  replied, “He told me you would surely recover.”

2 Kings 20:15

20:15 Isaiah ¹¹  asked, “What have they seen in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything ¹²  in my treasuries.”

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¹ tn Heb “said to him.”

² tn Heb “an owner of hair.” This idiomatic expression indicates that Elijah was very hairy. For other examples where the idiom “owner of” is used to describe a characteristic of someone, see HALOT 143 s.v. בַּעַל. For example, an “owner of dreams” is one who frequently has dreams (Gen 37:19) and an “owner of anger” is a hot-tempered individual (Prov 22:24).

³ tn Heb “belt of skin” (i.e., one made from animal hide).

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “and he said.”

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hazael) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹² tn Heb “there was nothing I did not show them.”