2 Kings 7:3

7:3 Now four men with a skin disease were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another, “Why are we just sitting here waiting to die?

2 Kings 22:20

22:20 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.


sn See the note at 2 Kgs 5:1.

tn Heb “until we die.”

tn Heb “Therefore, look, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”

tn Heb “your eyes will not see.”