2 Kings 17:7

A Summary of Israel’s Sinful History

17:7 This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of ¹  Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped ²  other gods;

2 Kings 19:15

19:15 Hezekiah prayed before the Lord: “Lord God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubs! ³  You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky ⁴  and the earth.

[17:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and from under the hand of.” The words “freed them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[17:7]  ² tn Heb “feared.”

[19:15]  ³ sn This refers to the cherub images that were above the ark of the covenant.

[19:15]  ⁴ tn Or “the heavens.”