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2 Kings 19 General Notes
Structure and formatting
The story of Hezekiah continues in this chapter.
Special concepts in this chapter
God's power
God is in control of everything. God caused the Assyrian king to fail in conquering Jerusalem because he mocked God.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Idiom
"The virgin daughter of Zion" here is an idiom meaning the people of Jerusalem. "The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn" means that "the people of Jerusalem know that Assyria will fail because they have mocked God." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)