2 Kings 10:33

10:33 He conquered all the land of Gilead, including the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh, extending all the way from the Aroer in the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan. 1 

2 Kings 19:28

19:28 Because you rage against me,

and the uproar you create has reached my ears; 2 

I will put my hook in your nose, 3 

and my bridle between your lips,

and I will lead you back the way

you came.”

2 Kings 21:13

21:13 I will destroy Jerusalem the same way I did Samaria 4  and the dynasty of Ahab. 5  I will wipe Jerusalem clean, just as one wipes a plate on both sides. 6 

1 tn Heb “all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassehites, from Aroer which is near the Arnon Valley, and Gilead, and Bashan.”

2 tc Heb “and your complacency comes up into my ears.” The parallelism is improved if שַׁאֲנַנְךְ (sha’anankh), “your complacency,” is emended to שַׁאֲוַנְךְ (sha’avankh), “your uproar.” See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 237-38.

3 sn The word picture has a parallel in Assyrian sculpture. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 238.

4 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

5 tn Heb “I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of the house of Ahab.” The measuring line and plumb line are normally used in building a structure, not tearing it down. But here they are used ironically as metaphors of judgment, emphasizing that he will give careful attention to the task of judgment.

6 tn Heb “just as one wipes a plate, wiping and turning [it] on its face.” The word picture emphasizes how thoroughly the Lord will judge the city.