The Bible — notes and cross-references in Isaiah | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 37

37:36^a angel

2 Kings 19:35; Isa. 17:14; 30:31
37:35¹ own

That God would answer the prayer not for Hezekiah’s sake but for His own sake and for the sake of David indicates that in God’s consideration Hezekiah had very little credit before Him. All the credit was given either to God Himself or to Hezekiah’s forefather David (cf. Isa. 38:5a).
37:35^a enclosure

Isa. 31:5; 38:6
37:32^a zeal

Isa. 9:7; cf. John 2:17
37:31^b root

Isa. 27:6
37:31^a remnant

Isa. 10:20
37:29^a turn

Isa. 37:37
37:27¹ is

Following the reading of the Dead Sea Scrolls and 2 Kings 19:26 other MSS read, a plowed field.
37:25¹ Egypt

Or, besieged places.
37:22^a daughter

Isa. 1:8; Micah 4:13
37:19^a not

Jer. 2:11; 5:7; 16:20; Hosea 8:6; Gal. 4:8
37:16^b made

Isa. 42:5; Jer. 10:12; Acts 4:24
37:16^a cherubim

Exo. 25:22; Ezek. 10:1
37:15^a And

2 Chron. 32:20
37:4^a remnant

Isa. 10:20
37:2^a Isaiah

Isa. 1:1
37:1¹ tore

Hezekiah’s response here and his prayers in vv. 15-20 and Isa. 38:2-3, 9-20 show that he was a godly person.
37:1^a And

vv. 1-38: 2 Kings 19:1-37