Isaiah 7:3

3. Shear-jashub was to go with Isaiah because his name, signifying “a remnant shall return,” like an inscription, was a memento of final salvation for Judah, and it was a message of encouragement for Ahaz that the prophet would bring.

Conduit of the upper pool “The upper pool” was a water reservoir for city use; and the “conduit” was the pipe or aqueduct by which the water was conveyed to the western side of the city.

See notes on 1 Kings 1:33, and 2 Kings 18:17. (See opposite map.)

Highway of the fuller’s field The “field” where, contiguous to the needed water, dyers spread and bleached their cloths, and the “highway” leading to it from the city.