11:1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line. 2
13:4 Jehoahaz asked for the Lord’s mercy 3 and the Lord responded favorably, 4 for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria. 5
1 tn Heb “Is there peace?”
2 tn Heb “she arose and she destroyed all the royal offspring.” The verb קוּם (qum) “arise,” is here used in an auxiliary sense to indicate that she embarked on a campaign to destroy the royal offspring. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 125.
3 tn Heb “appeased the face of the
4 tn Heb “and the
5 tn Heb “for he saw the oppression of Israel, for the king of Syria oppressed them.”