In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
We have here a general account of the reign of Hezekiah. It appears, by comparing his age with his father's, that he was born when his father was about eleven or twelve years old, divine Providence so ordering that he might be of full age, and fit for business, when the measure of his father's iniquity should be full. Here is, I.
Commenting on 2 Kings 18:1-8
Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel,.... That is, in the third year of his rebelling against the king of Assyria, when he shook off his yoke, and refused to be tributary to him any longer, see Kg2 17:1, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign; having finished the account...
So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. (t) That is, these strangers who were sent into Samaria by the Assyrians.
Commenting on 2 Kings 18:1-2