Bible Commentary

And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest [between] the cherubims, thou art the God, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. 15. And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord ] The Chronicler says ‘Hezekiah the king, and the prophet … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:15”

And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 14 19. Hezekiah spreads the letter before the Lord, and prays for deliverance (2Ch 32:20; Isa 37:14-20) 14. Hezekiah received the letter ] Though bringing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:14”

Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah? 13. Where is the king of Hamath ] On all the places named here, see above in the notes on 2Ki 17:34. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Compare the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:13”

Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; [as] Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which [were] in Thelasar? 12. as Gozan ] The R.V. omits the italic ‘as’ both here and in the parallel place in Isaiah. On Gozan see above 2Ki 17:6 note. and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:12”

Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 11. by destroying them utterly ] The verb implies ‘dooming’, ‘devoting as if to a curse’. Hence the LXX. represents it by . Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges All … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:11”

Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 10. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying ] These words are unrepresented in the LXX. Let not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:10”

And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, 9. And when he heard say of Tirhakah ] Tirhakah is called by Manetho, Tarakos. He was the third and last king of the 25th dynasty, which was Ethiopian. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:9”

So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 8 13. Sennacherib’s letter to Hezekiah (2Ch 32:17; Isa 37:8-13) 8. So Rab-shakeh returned ] i.e. Southward, towards Lachish, but during his absence Sennacherib had undertaken to attack Libnah, and there Rab-shakeh found … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:8”

Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumor, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. 7. Behold, I will send a blast upon him ] R.V. put a spirit in him. ‘Blast’ in this verse … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:7”

And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 6. Be not afraid of the words which [R.V. that ] thou hast heard, with which [R.V. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:6”