OET interlinear 2 KI 10:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וּ⁠לְ⁠אַחְאָ֛ב שִׁבְעִ֥ים בָּנִ֖ים בְּ⁠שֹׁמְר֑וֹן

and_[belonged],to,Ahab (Some words not found in UHB: and_[belonged],to,Ahab seventy sons in,Samaria and,he_wrote Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) letters and,he_sent_[them] Shomrōn to/towards rulers_of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) the,elders and=near/to [those],guarding ʼAḩʼāⱱ to=say )

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בָּנִ֖ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and_[belonged],to,Ahab seventy sons in,Samaria and,he_wrote Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) letters and,he_sent_[them] Shomrōn to/towards rulers_of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) the,elders and=near/to [those],guarding ʼAḩʼāⱱ to=say )

To translate the term sons here and through verse 8, see how you translated the similar expression in [8:12](../08/12.md). Alternate translation: [descendants]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שָׂרֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and_[belonged],to,Ahab seventy sons in,Samaria and,he_wrote Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) letters and,he_sent_[them] Shomrōn to/towards rulers_of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) the,elders and=near/to [those],guarding ʼAḩʼāⱱ to=say )

This phrase likely refers to military officers or royal officials who had been stationed in Jezreel but who had gone to Samaria for safety. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. The UST models one way to do that.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠אֶל־הָ⁠אֹמְנִ֥ים אַחְאָ֖ב

and=near/to [those],guarding ʼAḩʼāⱱ

The author is using the possessive form to describe guardians whom Ahab had appointed to care for his children. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and to the guardians of Ahab’s children]