Isaiah 7:3

7:3 So the Lord told Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub 1  and meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth. 2 

Isaiah 36:2

36:2 The king of Assyria sent his chief adviser 3  from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, 4  along with a large army. The chief adviser 5  stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth. 6 

1 tn The name means “a remnant will return.” Perhaps in this context, where the Lord is trying to encourage Ahaz, the name suggests that only a few of the enemy invaders will return home; the rest will be defeated.

2 tn Heb “the field of the washer”; traditionally “the fuller’s field” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NIV “the Washerman’s Field.”

3 sn For a discussion of this title see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.

4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the chief adviser) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn Heb “the field of the washer”; traditionally “the fuller’s field” (so KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).