6:25a So there was a great famine in Samaria.

⌊As a result,⌋ there was a severe shortage of food in the city.

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⌊The soldiers did not allow anyone to enter or leave,⌋ and so soon there was little to eat in the city.

6:25b Indeed, they besieged the city so long

The siege lasted for such a length of time,

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The Aramean/Syrian army surrounded the city for a very long time. People were so hungry that

6:25c that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver,

that the head of a donkey cost eighty silver shekels/coins.

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they were willing to pay eighty pieces of silver for the head of a donkey.

6:25d and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.

It also cost two ounces of silver to pay for one fourth of a measure of dove’s dung.

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⌊As for⌋ a small bowl of dove’s droppings/excrement, people could sell it for five pieces of silver.

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8:4a Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying,

⌊At that time⌋ the king was speaking with Elisha’s servant Gehazi. The king said to him,

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⌊When the woman arrived,⌋ the king was in/having a conversation with Gehazi. Gehazi was the servant of the prophet ⌊Elisha⌋ .

8:4b “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.”

“Please tell me all the wonderful things that Elisha has done.”

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⌊The king asked/wanted Gehazi to⌋ tell him all the miracles that ⌊his master⌋ Elisha had done.

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9:7a And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab,

You (sing.) are to destroy the family of your master Ahab.

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You must kill ⌊all the people in⌋ the family of Ahab, your lord.

9:7b so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets

So I will get revenge for the shed blood of my servants the prophets.

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In this way Yahweh will repay/punish Ahab ⌊and Jezebel⌋ because Jezebel killed/murdered those who spoke for Yahweh

9:7c and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.

⌊For Ahab’s wife⌋ Jezebel killed ⌊the prophets⌋ and many other servants of mine.

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as well as many other servants of his.

9:7a-c (reordered)

Jezebel killed my servants the prophets and many other servants of mine. So I will take vengeance on her ⌊and her husband Ahab⌋ ! You must destroy the house of Ahab your master.

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10:2a “When this letter arrives,

“As soon as you receive this letter,

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“When you have read this letter,

10:2b since your master’s sons are with you

since you (plur.) leaders ⌊of Israel/Samaria⌋ are there with the sons/children of your lord/⌊king⌋ ,

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because your master’s sons/descendants are there with you,

10:2c and you have chariots and horses,

and you (plur.) have chariots and horses,

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you also have the chariots and horses ⌊you need⌋ ⌊for battle/fighting⌋ ,

10:2d a fortified city and weaponry,

and you (plur.) live in a strong city, and you have weapons,

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and you are well armed and you live in a walled city,

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10:34a As for the rest of the acts of Jehu,

The other things that happened while Jehu ruled,

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Everything concerning the reign of Jehu,

10:34b along with all his accomplishments and all his might,

his activities/actions and successes,

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the things that he did and all he achieved,

10:34c are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

are all written down in the book/scroll of the history of the kings who ruled Israel.

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people recorded all of it. They wrote/recorded these things in the book called “History of the Kings of Israel.”

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12:10a Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest,

Any time the priests noticed that there was a lot of silver in the box,

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Sometimes the sacrificers saw/realized that the box was full of silver money/pieces.

12:10b the royal scribe and the high priest would go up,

the king’s secretary and the senior/chief priest came up ⌊to the temple⌋ .

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Then they called for the king’s own recorder/representative and the leader of the priests. Those two men came

12:10c count the money

They numbered all the silver pieces

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find/see how much silver

12:10d brought into the house of the LORD,

that people had brought into the house of Yahweh.

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the people had offered to Yahweh in his temple.

12:10e and tie it up in bags.

Then they put it all into bags.

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Then they tied it up in sacks

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13:21a Once, as the Israelites were burying a man,

One time this happened while Israel’s people were burying someone.

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One day ⌊a man of Israel died and⌋ the/his people went out to bury him.

13:21b suddenly they saw a band of raiders,

They caught sight of a group of ⌊these⌋ bandits!

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A gang of ⌊Moabite⌋ raiders/thieves suddenly came into sight/view.

13:21c so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb.

So they tossed/dropped the man’s corpse into Elisha’s grave.

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The ⌊Israelite⌋ people/mourners quickly put/lowered the dead body into the ⌊same⌋ grave where Elisha had been buried.

13:21d And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha,

When the corpse touched the bones of Elisha,

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The dead body came into contact with Elisha’s bones/skeleton.

13:21e the man was revived and stood up on his feet.

the man came back to life and sprang to his feet.

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Immediately, the dead man became alive again and stood up.

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14:28a As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam,

Many other things happened while King Jeroboam ruled ⌊Israel⌋ .

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Many other things took place while Jeroboam was king.

14:28b along with all his accomplishments and might,

He used his soldiers to accomplish many things.

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He did many things and won many battles.

14:28c and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel

Hamath is also mentioned in Amos 6:2.

In addition, he got/won back Damascus and Hamath ⌊cities⌋ ⌊from their enemies⌋ .

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He took/gained back ⌊the cities of⌋ Damascus and Hamath for ⌊the people of⌋ Israel.

14:28d from Judah,

They had been ⌊in the power⌋ of Judah.

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⌊These were cities⌋ that the men/army of Judah had earlier ⌊possessed/conquered⌋ .

14:28c-d (reordered)

Damascus and Hamath were ⌊Aramean/Syrian⌋ cities that had been taken from Judah ⌊by their enemies⌋ . Jeroboam recaptured those cities for ⌊the people of⌋ Israel.

14:28e are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

⌊These events⌋ were all written in the scroll/book containing the records of the kings of Israel.

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People recorded all these events in the book called “History of the Kings of Israel.”

14:28a-e (reordered)

People recorded all that happened during the life of King Jeroboam, including how he had recaptured Damascus and Hamath cities for Israel. These cities had been taken from Judah. You/One can read about these things in the book recording the history of the kings of Israel.

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