18:25 Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March34 up against this land and destroy it.’ ” ’ ”35
sn In v. 25 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 22. He claims that Hezekiah has offended the Lord and that the Lord has commissioned Assyria as his instrument of discipline and judgment.