Footnotes

1. 2 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2. 2 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “What was the manner…?”
3. 2 Kings 1:8 tn Heb “said to him.”
4. 2 Kings 1:8 tn Heb “an owner of hair.” This idiomatic expression indicates that Elijah was very hairy. For other examples where the idiom “owner of” is used to describe a characteristic of someone, see HALOT 143 s.v. בַּעַל. For example, an “owner of dreams” is one who frequently has dreams (Gen 37:19) and an “owner of anger” is a hot-tempered individual (Prov 22:24).
5. 2 Kings 1:8 tn Heb “belt of skin” (i.e., one made from animal hide).
6. 2 Kings 1:8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”
9. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “to him.”
10. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the captain) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11. 2 Kings 1:9 sn The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.
12. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).