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 

[18:23]  ¹ tn Heb “exchange pledges.”

[19:21]  ² tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”

[19:21]  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.

[19:21]  ⁴ sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.