2 Kings 2:23

2:23 He went up from there to Bethel.¹ As he was traveling up the road, some young boys² came out of the city and made fun of him, saying, “Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!”

2 Kings 6:15

6:15 The prophet’s³ attendant got up early in the morning. When he went outside there was an army surrounding the city, along with horses and chariots. He said to Elisha,⁴ “Oh no, my master! What will we do?”

2 Kings 6:19

6:19 Then Elisha said to them, “This is not the right road or city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you’re looking for.” He led them to Samaria.⁵

2 Kings 7:3

7:3 Now four men with a skin disease⁶ were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another, “Why are we just sitting here waiting to die?⁷

2 Kings 10:5

10:5 So the palace supervisor,⁸ the city commissioner,⁹ the leaders,¹⁰ and the guardians sent this message to Jehu, “We are your subjects!¹¹ Whatever you say, we will do. We will not make anyone king. Do what you consider proper.”¹²

2 Kings 10:8

10:8 The messenger came and told Jehu,¹³ “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Jehu¹⁴ said, “Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.”

2 Kings 12:21

12:21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer murdered him.¹⁵ He was buried¹⁶ with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Amaziah replaced him as king.

2 Kings 15:16

15:16 At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender.¹⁷ He even ripped open the pregnant women.

2 Kings 18:30

18:30 Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the Lord when he says, “The Lord will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”

2 Kings 23:17

23:17 He asked, “What is this grave marker I see?” The men from the city replied, “It’s the grave of the prophet¹⁸ who came from Judah and foretold these very things you have done to the altar of Bethel.”

2 Kings 23:27

23:27 The Lord announced, “I will also spurn Judah,¹⁹ just as I spurned Israel. I will reject this city that I chose – both Jerusalem and the temple, about which I said, “I will live there.”²⁰

2 Kings 25:11

25:11 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.²¹

¹map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

²tn The word נַעַר (na’ar), here translated “boy,” can refer to a broad age range, including infants as well as young men. But the qualifying term “young” (or “small”) suggests these youths were relatively young. The phrase in question (“young boy”) occurs elsewhere in 1 Sam 20:35; 1 Kgs 3:7 (used by Solomon in an hyperbolic manner); 11:17; 2 Kgs 5:14; and Isa 11:6.

³tn Heb “man of God’s.”

⁴tn Heb “his young servant said to him.”

⁵map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

⁶sn See the note at 2 Kgs 5:1.

⁷tn Heb “until we die.”

⁸tn Heb “the one who was over the house.”

⁹tn Heb “the one who was over the city.”

¹⁰tn Or “elders.”

¹¹tn Heb “servants.”

¹²tn Heb “Do what is good in your eyes.”

¹³tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁵tn Heb “struck him down and he died.”

¹⁶tn Heb “they buried him.”

¹⁷tn Heb “then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders from Tirzah, for it would not open, and he attacked.”

tn Instead of “Tiphsah,” the LXX has “Tirzah,” while Lucian’s Greek version reads “Tappuah.” For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 171.

¹⁸tn Heb “man of God.”

¹⁹tn Heb “Also Judah I will turn away from my face.”

²⁰tn Heb “My name will be there.”

²¹tc The MT has “the multitude.” But הֶהָמוֹן (hehamon) should probably be emended to הֶאָמוֹן (he’amon).