וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
Rashi on II Kings
In the third year. Of Hoshei'a's rebellion.1See above, 17:1, and Rashi there. 2I.e., in the third year of Hoshei'a's rebellion against Ashur and declaring his independence, Chizkiyoh became king.—Metzudas Dovid
From David to Destruction
A Treasure Trove of Artifacts266A tremendous thank you to Shaarei Orah congregant Dr. Shimon Steiner for helping in the formulation of the ideas in this chapter.