21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 His mother 3 was Hephzibah.
1:13 The king 4 sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell 5 on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy, “Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours.
1 tn Heb “the two of them.” The referents (Elijah and Elisha) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
3 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”