2:8a And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up,

Elijah took his cloak/coat, rolled it up,

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⌊Then⌋ Elijah removed his shawl, folded it,

2:8b and struck the waters,

and struck the water with it.

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and beat/hit the water ⌊in/of the river⌋ with it.

2:8c which parted to the right and to the left,

The water was parted to the right and the left,

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⌊Then⌋ the river split open in the middle!

2:8d so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

and the two of them went across on dry ground!

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The two men walked across on the dry path ⌊that appeared⌋ .

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3:15a But now, bring me a harpist.”

Now call a harp player to come here.”

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Now let/have someone come and make music on the harp for me.”

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Elisha then asked them to bring/call a musician to play the harp for him.

3:15b And while the harpist played,

As the harp player was playing,

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When the man ⌊came and⌋ made harp music ⌊for him/Elisha⌋ ,

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The musician ⌊came and⌋ began to play his harp.

3:15c the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha

the power of Yahweh came upon Elisha.

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Elisha felt the power/touch of Yahweh.

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Yahweh gave Elisha power.

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4:20a After the servant had picked him up

The servant picked the child up

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So the servant took the boy into his arms.

4:20b and carried him to his mother,

and carried him ⌊back home⌋ to his mother.

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He brought/took him to his mother,

4:20c the boy sat on her lap until noon,

The child sat on her knees/lap until noon.

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and she held him on her lap. About the middle of the day

4:20d and then he died.

Then he died.

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the boy died.

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5:8a Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes,

Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had ripped his clothes.

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The prophet Elisha learned that the king of Israel had torn his clothes ⌊in distress/dismay⌋ .

5:8b he sent a message to the king:

He sent this message to the king:

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So he sent someone to the king to say to him,

5:8c “Why have you torn your clothes?

“Why have you (sing.) ripped your (sing.) clothes? ⌊There is no need to be distressed!⌋

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“You (sing.) do not need to ⌊become upset and⌋ tear your (sing.) clothes ⌊like that⌋ !

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“You (sing.) should not tear your clothes ⌊in dismay/panic⌋ !

5:8d Please let the man come to me,

Ask/Tell this man to come to me

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Please send this man ⌊Naaman⌋ to me.

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Naaman should come to me.

5:8e and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

and he will learn that there is a prophet in Israel.”

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He will come to know/realize that there is ⌊a true⌋ prophet ⌊here⌋ in Israel.”

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⌊Then⌋ he will find out that there is a prophet ⌊of God⌋ in Israel.”

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6:13a So the king said, “Go and see where he is,

So the king ordered ⌊his officers⌋ , “Go and learn where Elisha is.

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The king ⌊of Aram⌋ said ⌊to his officers⌋ , “Leave ⌊me⌋ and find out where that prophet is.

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The king ⌊of Aram/Syria⌋ gave orders to ⌊his officers⌋ to go and inquire/discover where Elisha was living.

6:13b that I may send men to capture him.”

Then I can send men to capture him.”

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⌊When you find out,⌋ I will send soldiers to arrest him.”

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He wanted to send some soldiers to arrest Elisha.

6:13c On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”

⌊Soon⌋ the officers sent the information to the king, “Elisha is in ⌊the town of⌋ Dothan.”

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⌊After that,⌋ the king received word, “Here he is in Dothan ⌊town⌋ !”

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⌊The officers went and found that⌋ Elisha was in Dothan ⌊town⌋ . They reported this to the king.

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7:12a So the king got up in the night and said to his servants,

Then the king arose in the night and said to his officers,

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⌊The king heard the news,⌋ and got out of bed in the middle of the night to speak to his men. He said to them,

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It was still dark, but the king got up. He said to his officials/advisers that

7:12b “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us.

“Let me tell you (plur.) what the Aramean/Syrian ⌊soldiers⌋ are trying to do.

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“I will/can tell you something. Those men of Aram/Syria are trying to trick us.

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he wanted to warn them about what the Arameans/Syrians were planning to do to them.

7:12c They know we are starving,

They know that we (incl.) are hungry.

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They are aware that we have nothing to eat.

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The Arameans/Syrians knew that the people of Samaria were starving.

7:12d so they have left the camp to hide in the field,

So they have gone out of their camp to hide in the fields.

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This is why they have left their tents and are hiding in the open country.

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So they had left their camp and concealed themselves in the wild/bush country ⌊nearby⌋ .

7:12e thinking, ‘When they come out of the city,

They think that we (incl.) will have to leave the city.

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They feel sure that we will leave our city ⌊to look for food⌋ .

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They were hoping that the people of Samaria would come out of their city.

7:12f we will take them alive and enter the city.’”

Then they will capture us alive and enter ⌊our (incl.) ⌋ city.”

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⌊If we (incl.) do that,⌋ they will be able to catch us and go into our city.”

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Then they could capture them and take/possess Samaria.

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8:24a And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them

Jehoram died and joined his ancestors.

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Jehoram went to be with his ancestors in death.

8:24b in the City of David.

He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.

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His people buried his body with the bodies of his ⌊royal⌋ ancestors. ⌊This was in the part of Jerusalem called⌋ “The City of David.”

8:24c And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.

His son Ahaziah took his place/position as king.

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His son Ahaziah became the next king of Judah.

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9:27a When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this,

When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this take place,

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Ahaziah, the king of Judah, saw them kill Joram.

9:27b he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan.

In Hebrew Beth Haggan means Garden House.

he fled along the road to Beth Haggan.

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So he tried to escape ⌊in his war cart⌋ . He took the road that goes to ⌊the town of⌋ Beth Haggan.

9:27c And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!”

Jehu shouted, “Hit/Shoot him too!” and began to pursue Ahaziah.

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Jehu followed Ahaziah shouting, “Kill him too!”

9:27d So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam,

They wounded him ⌊with their arrows⌋ while he was in his chariot going to ⌊the town of⌋ Gur. ⌊That town⌋ was close to ⌊the town of⌋ Ibleam.

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The men of Jehu shot him ⌊with arrows⌋ as he rode/drove in his war cart to Gur. ⌊That town was⌋ not far from ⌊the town of⌋ Ibleam.

9:27e and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

He went as far as Megiddo and died there.

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But Ahaziah was able to get away ⌊from them⌋ to ⌊the town of⌋ Megiddo. That is where he died.

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