2 Kings 18:23

18:23 Now make a deal 1  with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, provided you can find enough riders for them.

2 Kings 19:21

19:21 This is what the Lord says about him: 2 

“The virgin daughter Zion 3 

despises you, she makes fun of you;

Daughter Jerusalem

shakes her head after you. 4 

1 tn Heb “exchange pledges.”

2 tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”

3 sn Zion (Jerusalem) is pictured here as a young, vulnerable daughter whose purity is being threatened by the would-be Assyrian rapist. The personification hints at the reality which the young girls of the city would face if the Assyrians conquer it.

4 sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.