Isaiah 7:3
Context7:3 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
Context36:2 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).