2 Kings 4:29

4:29 Elisha 1  told Gehazi, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, 2  and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone! 3  Place my staff on the child’s face.”

2 Kings 4:31

4:31 Now Gehazi went on ahead of them. He placed the staff on the child’s face, but there was no sound or response. When he came back to Elisha 4  he told him, “The child did not wake up.”

2 Kings 8:15

8:15 The next day Hazael 5  took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s 6  face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

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

2 tn Heb “take my staff in your hand.”

3 tn Heb “If you meet a man, do not greet him with a blessing; if a man greets you with a blessing, do not answer.”

4 tn Heb “to meet him.”

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

6 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.