2 Kings 9:13

9:13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s 1  feet on the steps. 2  The trumpet was blown 3  and they shouted, “Jehu is 4  king!”

2 Kings 9:22

9:22 When Jehoram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is everything all right, Jehu?” He replied, “How can everything be all right as long as your mother Jezebel promotes idolatry and pagan practices?” 5 

2 Kings 10:8

10:8 The messenger came and told Jehu, 6  “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Jehu 7  said, “Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.”

2 Kings 10:23

10:23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu 8  said to the servants of Baal, “Make sure there are no servants of the Lord here with you; there must be only servants of Baal.” 9 

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

2 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.

3 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.

4 tn Or “has become.”

5 tn Heb “How [can there be] peace as long as the adulterous acts of Jezebel your mother and her many acts of sorcery [continue]?” In this instance “adulterous acts” is employed metaphorically for idolatry. As elsewhere in the OT, worshiping other gods is viewed as spiritual adultery and unfaithfulness to the one true God. The phrase “many acts of sorcery” could be taken literally, for Jezebel undoubtedly utilized pagan divination practices, but the phrase may be metaphorical, pointing to her devotion to pagan customs in general.

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

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

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

9 tn Heb “Search carefully and observe so that there are not here with you any servants of the Lord, only the servants of Baal.”