2 Kings 18:33

18:33 Have any of the gods of the nations actually rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria? ¹ 

2 Kings 19:17

19:17 It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.

2 Kings 21:2

21:2 He did evil in the sight of ²  the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations ³  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

[18:33]  ¹ tn Heb “Have the gods of the nations really rescued, each his land, from the hand of the king of Assyria?” The infinitive absolute lends emphasis to the main verb. The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course not!”

[21:2]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[21:2]  ³ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”