2 Kings 4:38

Elisha Makes a Meal Edible

4:38 Now Elisha went back to Gilgal, while there was famine in the land. Some of the prophets were visiting him ¹  and he told his servant, “Put the big pot on the fire ²  and boil some stew for the prophets.” ³ 

2 Kings 6:17

6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that ⁴  the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

2 Kings 16:3

16:3 He followed in the footsteps of ⁵  the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, ⁶  a horrible sin practiced by the nations ⁷  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 17:17

17:17 They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, ⁸  and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Heb “the sons of the prophets were sitting before him.”

² tn The words “the fire” are added for clarification.

³ tn Heb “sons of the prophets.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”

⁵ tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”

⁶ sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

⁷ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

⁸ sn See the note at 2 Kgs 16:3.

⁹ tn Heb “they sold themselves to doing what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, angering him.”