Citazione Commento su II Re 18:5

rely (יִשָּׁעֵנוּ) and they did not rely on the Holy One of Israel as Hezekiah did, concerning whom it is written: (II Kings 18:5,7): “He trusted in the Lord God of Israel...and he rebelled against the king of Assyria.”

and they leaned on the God of Israel in the days of Hezekiah, about whom it is written (2 Kings 18:5): “He trusted in the Lord God of Israel.” That caused them not to be exiled except in the days of Nebuchadnezzar, who exiled them to Babylon, and they had a redemption through Cyrus.

The Mishnah (Pesachim 4:9) adds that Chizkiyahu degrades the bones of his evil father at his funeral to make it absolutely clear that his reign will be dramatically different than that of Achaz. Finally, and most dramatically, he is the first king to remove the Bamot. No wonder Ralbag²⁹³Contrast, though, Ralbag’s interpretation with that of Radak and the Malbim. understands Melachim II 18:5 as praising Chizkiyahu as a king whose righteousness exceeds that of David HaMelech.

In what do you trust It is written (I Kings 18:5): “He trusted in the Lord God of Israel,” and it is also written there: (verse 7) “and he rebelled against the king of Assyria.” Therefore, he asked, “In what do you trust” that you have rebelled against me?

but you did not look to its Maker Now, if you ask, Hezekiah, too, did so, as it is stated (in II Chron. 32:5) “And he strengthened himself, and he built up all the broken down wall, and he went up on the towers and outside the other wall, and he strengthened the Millo of the city of David,” the answer is that Hezekiah “trusted in the Lord God of Israel, etc.” (II Kings 18:5), but you, in the days of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah did not look to its Maker.