2 Raja-raja 18:6

18:6 He was loyal to ¹  the Lord and did not abandon him. ²  He obeyed the commandments which the Lord had given to ³  Moses.

2 Raja-raja 18:35

18:35 Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued their lands from my power? So how can the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power?’” ⁴ 

2 Raja-raja 19:22

19:22 Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at?

At whom have you shouted, ⁵ 

and looked so arrogantly? ⁶ 

At the Holy One of Israel! ⁷ 

[18:6]  ¹ tn Heb “he hugged.”

[18:6]  ² tn Heb “and did not turn aside from after him.”

[18:6]  ³ tn Heb “had commanded.”

[18:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “that the Lord might rescue Jerusalem from my hand?” The logic runs as follows: Since no god has ever been able to withstand the Assyrian onslaught, how can the people of Jerusalem possibly think the Lord will rescue them?

[19:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “have you raised a voice.”

[19:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and lifted your eyes on high?”

[19:22]  ⁷ sn This divine title pictures the Lord as the sovereign king who rules over his covenant people and exercises moral authority over them.