Discovery BoxIsaiah 14:13 
Context“I will climb up to the sky.
Above the stars of El 2
I will set up my throne.
I will rule on the mountain of assembly
on the remote slopes of Zaphon. 3
Isaiah 14:16
Context14:16 Those who see you stare at you,
they look at you carefully, thinking: 4
“Is this the man who shook the earth,
the one who made kingdoms tremble?
1 tn Heb “you, you said in your heart.”
2 sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El.
3 sn Zaphon, the Canaanite version of Olympus, was the “mountain of assembly” where the gods met.
4 tn The word “thinking” is supplied in the translation in order to make it clear that the next line records their thoughts as they gaze at him.
