# Beth Eked of the shepherd

This was the name of a place where sheep were sheared. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# going down to greet

"going to visit"

# the children of the king

"the children of King Joram"

# Take them alive

This means to capture them, but not to kill them. AT: "Seize them!" or "Capture them!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# So they took them alive

"So they captured them"

# forty-two men

"42 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# He did not leave any of them alive

This can be stated in positive form. AT: "He killed all of them"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shepherd]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ahaziah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/queen]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jezebel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/well]]