2 Kings 8:15

8:15 The next day Hazael ¹  took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s ²  face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

2 Kings 9:13

9:13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s ³  feet on the steps. ⁴  The trumpet was blown ⁵  and they shouted, “Jehu is ⁶  king!”

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

² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “and they hurried and took, each one his garment, and they placed [them] beneath him on the bone [?] of the steps.” The precise nuance of גֶרֶם (gerem), “bone,” is unclear. Some suggest the nuance “bare” here; it may be a technical architectural term in this context.

⁵ tn Heb “they blew the trumpet.” This has been translated as a passive to avoid the implication that the same ones who shouted had all blown trumpets.

⁶ tn Or “has become.”