2 Kings 1:9

1:9 The king ¹  sent a captain and his fifty soldiers ²  to retrieve Elijah. ³  The captain ⁴  went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. ⁵  He told him, “Prophet, ⁶  the king says, ‘Come down!’”

2 Kings 9:5

9:5 When he arrived, the officers of the army were sitting there. ⁷  So he said, “I have a message for you, O officer.” ⁸  Jehu asked, “For which one of us?” ⁹  He replied, “For you, O officer.”

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

² tn Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”

³ tn Heb “to him.”

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

⁵ sn The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.

⁶ tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).

⁷ tn Heb “and he arrived and look, the officers of the army were sitting.”

⁸ tn Heb “[there is] a word for me to you, O officer.”

⁹ tn Heb “To whom from all of us?”