2 Kings 4:29

4:29 Elisha told Gehazi, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone! 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 he told him, “The child did not wake up.”

2 Kings 8:15

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


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

tn Heb “take my staff in your hand.”

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.”

tn Heb “to meet him.”

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

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