2 Kings 8:20

8:20 During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king. ¹ 

2 Kings 10:32

10:32 In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel’s territory. ²  Hazael attacked their eastern border. ³ 

2 Kings 17:19

17:19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example. ⁴ 

2 Kings 24:4

24:4 Because he killed innocent people and stained Jerusalem with their blood, the Lord was unwilling to forgive them. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “in his days Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah and enthroned a king over them.”

² tn Heb “began to cut off Israel.”

³ tn Heb “Hazael struck them down in all the territory of Israel, from the Jordan on the east.” In the Hebrew text the phrase “from the Jordan on the east” begins v. 33.

⁴ tn Heb “they walked in the practices of Israel which they did.”

⁵ tn Heb “and also the blood of the innocent which he shed, and he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.”