2 Kings 18:5
Context18:5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; in this regard there was none like him among the kings of Judah either before or after. 1
2 Kings 18:29-30
Context18:29 This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you from my hand! 2 18:30 Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the Lord when he says, “The Lord will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”
[18:5] 1 tn Heb “and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, and those who were before him.”
[18:29] 2 tc The MT has “his hand,” but this is due to graphic confusion of vav (ו) and yod (י). The translation reads “my hand,” along with many medieval Hebrew