Discovery Box2 Kings 10:23 
Context10:23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu 1 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.” 2
2 Kings 11:12
Context11:12 Jehoiada 3 led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. 4 They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. 5 They clapped their hands and cried out, “Long live the king!”
2 Kings 13:2
Context13:2 He did evil in the sight of 6 the Lord. He continued in 7 the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins. 8
2 Kings 13:10-11
Context13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria 9 for sixteen years. 13:11 He did evil in the sight of 10 the Lord. He did not repudiate 11 the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin; he continued in those sins. 12
2 Kings 15:8-9
Context15:8 In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria 13 for six months. 15:9 He did evil in the sight of 14 the Lord, as his ancestors had done. He did not repudiate 15 the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.
2 Kings 15:17-18
Context15:17 In the thirty-ninth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel. He reigned for twelve years in Samaria. 16 15:18 He did evil in the sight of 17 the Lord; he did not repudiate 18 the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin. 19
During his reign,
2 Kings 15:25
Context15:25 His officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him. He and fifty Gileadites assassinated Pekahiah, as well as Argob and Arieh, in Samaria in the fortress of the royal palace. 20 Pekah then took his place as king.
2 Kings 15:27
Context15:27 In the fifty-second year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria 21 for twenty years.
2 Kings 16:3
Context16:3 He followed in the footsteps of 22 the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, 23 a horrible sin practiced by the nations 24 whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.
2 Kings 17:21
Context17:21 He tore Israel away from David’s dynasty, and Jeroboam son of Nebat became their king. 25 Jeroboam drove Israel away 26 from the Lord and encouraged them to commit a serious sin. 27
2 Kings 18:9
Context18:9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah’s reign (it was the seventh year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea, son of Elah), King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched 28 up against Samaria 29 and besieged it.
2 Kings 19:37
Context19:37 One day, 30 as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, 31 his sons 32 Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. 33 They escaped to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “Search carefully and observe so that there are not here with you any servants of the
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn The Hebrew term עֵדוּת (’edut) normally means “witness” or “testimony.” Here it probably refers to some tangible symbol of kingship, perhaps a piece of jewelry such as an amulet or neck chain. See the discussion in M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 128. Some suggest that a document is in view, perhaps a copy of the royal protocol or of the stipulations of the Davidic covenant. See HALOT 790-91 s.v. עֵדוּת.
5 tn Or “they made him king and anointed him.”
6 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
7 tn Heb “walked after.”
8 tn Heb “he did not turn aside from it.”
9 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
10 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
11 tn Heb “turn away from all.”
12 tn Heb “in it he walked.”
13 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
14 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
15 tn Heb “turn away from.”
16 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
17 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
18 tn Heb “turn away from.”
19 tc The MT of v. 18 ends with the words, “all his days.” If this phrase is taken with what precedes, then one should translate, “[who encouraged Israel to sin] throughout his reign.” However, it may be preferable to emend the text to בְיֹמָיו (bÿyomav), “in his days,” and join the phrase to what follows. The translation assumes this change.
20 tn Heb “and he struck him down in Samaria in the fortress of the house of the king, Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men from the sons of the Gileadites, and they killed him.”
sn The precise identity of Argob and Arieh, as well as their relationship to the king, are uncertain. The usual assumption is that they were officials assassinated along with Pekahiah, or that they were two of the more prominent Gileadites involved in the revolt. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 173.
21 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
22 tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”
23 sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.
24 tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”
25 tn Heb “and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king.”
26 tc The consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the verb is נָדָא (nada’), an alternate form of נָדָה (nadah), “push away.” The marginal reading (Qere) assumes the verb נָדָח (nadakh), “drive away.”
27 tn Heb “a great sin.”
28 tn Heb “went” (also in v. 13).
29 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
30 sn The assassination probably took place in 681
31 sn No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name is a corruption of Nusku.
32 tc Although “his sons” is absent in the Kethib, it is supported by the Qere, along with many medieval Hebrew
33 sn Extra-biblical sources also mention the assassination of Sennacherib, though they refer to only one assassin. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 239-40.
