This verse contains a rhetorical question and may be restated in the form of a statement, as in verse 7. See also the comments on the similar type of verse in 1 Kgs 11.41.

The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel: See the comments on 1 Kgs 14.19.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .