2 Kings 3:2

3:2 He did evil in the sight of 1  the Lord, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

2 Kings 4:30

4:30 The mother of the child said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So Elisha 2  got up and followed her back.

2 Kings 8:26

8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. 3  His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter 4  of King Omri of Israel.

2 Kings 9:22

9:22 When Jehoram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is everything all right, Jehu?” He replied, “How can everything be all right as long as your mother Jezebel promotes idolatry and pagan practices?” 5 

2 Kings 14:2

14:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. 6  His mother 7  was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 15:2

15:2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. 8  His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 18:2

18:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. 9  His mother 10  was Abi, 11  the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Kings 19:3

19:3 “This is what Hezekiah says: 12  ‘This is a day of distress, insults, 13  and humiliation, 14  as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. 15 

2 Kings 21:19

Amon’s Reign over Judah

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. 16  His mother 17  was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah.

2 Kings 23:36

Jehoiakim’s Reign over Judah

23:36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. 18  His mother was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah, from Rumah.

2 Kings 24:12

24:12 King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered 19  to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, 20  took Jehoiachin 21  prisoner.

2 Kings 24:18

Zedekiah’s Reign over Judah

24:18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. 22  His mother 23  was Hamutal, 24  the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

1 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The referent must be Elisha here, since the following verse makes it clear that Gehazi had gone on ahead of them.

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4 tn Hebrew בַּת (bat), “daughter,” can refer, as here to a granddaughter. See HALOT 166 s.v. בַּת.

5 tn Heb “How [can there be] peace as long as the adulterous acts of Jezebel your mother and her many acts of sorcery [continue]?” In this instance “adulterous acts” is employed metaphorically for idolatry. As elsewhere in the OT, worshiping other gods is viewed as spiritual adultery and unfaithfulness to the one true God. The phrase “many acts of sorcery” could be taken literally, for Jezebel undoubtedly utilized pagan divination practices, but the phrase may be metaphorical, pointing to her devotion to pagan customs in general.

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7 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

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10 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

11 tn The parallel passage in 2 Chr 29:1 has “Abijah.”

12 tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him.”

13 tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.”

14 tn Or “contempt.”

15 tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.”

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17 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

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19 tn Heb “came out.”

20 sn That is, the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, 597 b.c.

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

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23 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

24 tc Some textual witnesses support the consonantal text (Kethib) in reading “Hamital.”