The Bible — notes and cross-references in Second Kings | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 18

18:1^a And

vv. 1-3: 2 Chron. 29:1-2
18:1^b Hoshea

cf. 2 Kings 15:30; 17:1
18:4^a removed

2 Kings 23:8; 2 Chron. 14:3; 17:6; 31:1
18:4^b serpent

Num. 21:8-9
18:4¹ Nehushtan

Meaning a piece of bronze. Moses, according to God’s instructions, had made that bronze serpent in order to rescue the people from death (Num. 21:8-9). However, in their superstition the people eventually regarded the bronze serpent as an idol, and for this reason Hezekiah broke it in pieces.
18:5^a no

cf. 2 Kings 23:25
18:9^a And

vv. 9-12: cf. 2 Kings 17:3-7
18:13^1a And

vv. 13-37: Isa. 36:1-22; 2 Chron. 32:1-16

For 18:13—20:19, see notes in Isa. 36:1—39:8.
18:15^a house

cf. 2 Kings 12:18; 16:8
18:18^a Eliakim

2 Kings 18:37; 19:2; Isa. 22:20
18:18^b Shebnah

Isa. 22:15
18:21^a Egypt

cf. Ezek. 29:6-7; Isa. 30:2-3
18:26^1a Aramaic

Ezra 4:7; Dan. 2:4

The language of Syria.
18:26² Jews’

I.e., Hebrew.
18:29¹ my

Many MSS read, his.
18:31¹ your

Lit., a blessing.
18:31^a vine

1 Kings 4:25
18:32^a land

Exo. 3:8; Deut. 8:7-8
18:33^a Have

vv. 33-34: cf. 2 Kings 19:12-13
18:37^a Eliakim

2 Kings 18:18, 26; 19:2; Isa. 22:20