2 Kings 19:32
Context19:32 So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:
“He will not enter this city,
nor will he shoot an arrow here. 1
He will not attack it with his shield-carrying warriors, 2
nor will he build siege works against it.
2 Kings 21:16
Context21:16 Furthermore Manasseh killed so many innocent people, he stained Jerusalem with their blood from end to end, 3 in addition to encouraging Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord. 4


[19:32] 2 tn Heb “[with] a shield.” By metonymy the “shield” stands for the soldier who carries it.
[21:16] 3 tn Heb “and also Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, until he filled Jerusalem from mouth to mouth.”
[21:16] 4 tn Heb “apart from his sin which he caused Judah to commit, by doing what is evil in the eyes of the