2 Kings 2:24
2:24 When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. 1 Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.
2 Kings 3:9
3:9 So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom 2 set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them.
2 Kings 4:35
4:35 Elisha 3 went back and walked around in the house. 4 Then he got up on the bed again 5 and bent down over him. The child sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
2 Kings 6:17
6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that 6 the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
1 tn Heb “he cursed them in the name of the Lord.” A curse was a formal appeal to a higher authority (here the Lord) to vindicate one’s cause through judgment. As in chapter one, this account makes it clear that disrespect for the Lord’s designated spokesmen can be deadly, for it is ultimately rejection of the Lord’s authority.
2 tn Heb “the king of Israel and the king of Judah and the king of Edom.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “and he returned and went into the house, once here and once there.”
5 tn Heb “and he went up.”
6 tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”