2 Kings 4:14
4:14 So he asked Gehazi, 1 “What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”
2 Kings 4:16
4:16 He said, “About this time next year 2 you will be holding a son.” She said, “No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!”
2 Kings 4:23
4:23 He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon 3 or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.” 4
2 Kings 11:5
11:5 He ordered them, “This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.
2 Kings 19:11
19:11 Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. 5 Do you really think you will be rescued? 6
1 tn Heb “and he said.”
2 tn Heb “at this appointed time, at the time [when it is] reviving.” For a discussion of the second phrase see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.
3 sn The new moon was a time of sacrifice and special feasts (Num 28:14; 1 Sam 20:5). Apparently it was a convenient time to visit a prophet. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 57.
4 tn Heb “peace.”
5 tn Heb “Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, annihilating them.”
6 tn Heb “and will you be rescued?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “No, of course not!”