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# But they were terrified
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"Then they were very afraid"
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# the two kings
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"two kings, Joram and Ahaziah"
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# could not stand before Jehu
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Here "stand" means to be able to endure under trouble. AT: "could not endure against Jehu" or "could not resist Jehu"
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# So how can we stand?
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The descendants use the rhetorical question to imply that they cannot stand against Jehu. AT: "We cannot stand against him either!" or "We cannot resist him either!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# the man who was over the city
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"the mayor of the city." Here to be "over" something means to have authority and responsibility over it. AT: "the man who was in charge of the city"
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# they who raised the children
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This refers to the people who raised the king's children. AT: "they who raised the king's children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Do what is good in your eyes
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Here Jehu's "eyes" refer to his "sight." His "sight" refers to what he thinks. AT: "Do what you judge to be right" or "Do whatever you think is the best" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]] |