2 Kings 18:25
Context18:25 Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March 1 up against this land and destroy it.’”’” 2
2 Kings 21:16
Context21:16 Furthermore Manasseh killed so many innocent people, he stained Jerusalem with their blood from end to end, 3 in addition to encouraging Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord. 4
1 tn Heb “Go.”
2 sn In v. 25 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 22. He claims that Hezekiah has offended the Lord and that the Lord has commissioned Assyria as his instrument of discipline and judgment.
3 tn Heb “and also Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, until he filled Jerusalem from mouth to mouth.”
4 tn Heb “apart from his sin which he caused Judah to commit, by doing what is evil in the eyes of the