*2 Kgs 18:2 As in parallel text at 2 Chr 29:1; Hebrew reads Abi, a variant spelling of Abijah.
*2 Kgs 18:4 Nehushtan sounds like the Hebrew terms that mean “snake,” “bronze,” and “unclean thing.”
*2 Kgs 18:13 The fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign was 701 B.C.
*2 Kgs 18:14 Hebrew 300 talents [10 metric tons] of silver and 30 talents [1 metric ton] of gold.
*2 Kgs 18:17b Or bleached.
*2 Kgs 18:26 Hebrew in the dialect of Judah; also in 18:28.