For this verse, see verse 13.

He said to his sons is literally “he said to his sons, saying.” The redundancy here in Hebrew will be unnatural in many languages.

And they saddled it is literally “and they saddled,” but in many cases a direct object will be required by the grammar of the language (so Revised Standard Version supplies it). Others may say “So they did as he ordered.”

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 .