2 Kings 10:3

pick the best and most capable ¹  of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend ²  your master’s dynasty.”

De 17:14,15; 1Sa 10:24; 1Sa 11:15; 2Sa 2:8,9; 2Sa 2:12-17; 1Ki 1:24,25; 1Ki 12:20; 1Ki 12:21; Joh 18:36

¹ tn Hebrew יָשָׁר (yashar) does not have its normal moral/ethical nuance here (“upright”), but a more neutral sense of “proper, right, suitable.” For the gloss “capable,” see HALOT 450 s.v. יָשָׁר.

² tn Or “fight for.”