_IN THOSE DAYS WAS HEZEKIAH SICK UNTO DEATH. AND THE PROPHET ISAIAH THE SON OF AMOZ CAME TO HIM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, THUS SAITH THE LORD, SET THINE HOUSE IN ORDER; FOR THOU SHALT DIE, AND NOT LIVE._ In those days was Hezekiah sick. As his reign lasted twenty-nine years (2 Kings 18:2), and his kingdo... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN HE TURNED HIS FACE TO THE WALL, AND PRAYED UNTO THE LORD, SAYING,_ Turned his face to the wall. Not like Ahab (see the notes at 1 Kings 21:4 for an account of the position of beds), in fretful discontent, but in order to secure a better opportunity for prayer, to conceal his face from the not... [ Continue Reading ]
_I BESEECH THEE, O LORD, REMEMBER NOW HOW I HAVE WALKED BEFORE THEE IN TRUTH AND WITH A PERFECT HEART, AND HAVE DONE THAT WHICH IS GOOD IN THY SIGHT. AND HEZEKIAH WEPT SORE._ Remember ... how I have walked ... The course of Hezekiah's thoughts was evidently directed to the promise made to David and... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, AFORE ISAIAH WAS GONE OUT INTO THE MIDDLE COURT, THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO HIM, SAYING,_ Afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court - of the royal castle.... [ Continue Reading ]
_TURN AGAIN, AND TELL HEZEKIAH THE CAPTAIN OF MY PEOPLE, THUS SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD OF DAVID THY FATHER, I HAVE HEARD THY PRAYER, I HAVE SEEN THY TEARS: BEHOLD, I WILL HEAL THEE: ON THE THIRD DAY THOU SHALT GO UP UNTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD._ Thus saith ... the God of David thy father. An immediat... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND I WILL ADD UNTO THY DAYS FIFTEEN YEARS; AND I WILL DELIVER THEE AND THIS CITY OUT OF THE HAND OF THE KING OF ASSYRIA; AND I WILL DEFEND THIS CITY FOR MINE OWN SAKE, AND FOR MY SERVANT DAVID'S SAKE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HEZEKIAH SAID UNTO ISAIAH, WHAT SHALL BE THE SIGN THAT THE LORD WILL HEAL ME, AND THAT I SHALL GO UP INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD THE THIRD DAY?_ What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me. His recovery in the course of nature was so unlooked for, that the king asked for some token to jus... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ISAIAH SAID, THIS SIGN SHALT THOU HAVE OF THE LORD, THAT THE LORD WILL DO THE THING THAT HE HATH SPOKEN: SHALL THE SHADOW GO FORWARD TEN DEGREES, OR GO BACK TEN DEGREES?_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AT THAT TIME BERODACHBALADAN, THE SON OF BALADAN, KING OF BABYLON, SENT LETTERS AND A PRESENT UNTO HEZEKIAH: FOR HE HAD HEARD THAT HEZEKIAH HAD BEEN SICK._ At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, х_ BªRO'DAK-BAL'ªDAAN_ (H1255) (as in Isaiah 39:1); Mªro'dak-Bal'ªdaan (Ge... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HEZEKIAH HEARKENED UNTO THEM, AND SHEWED THEM ALL THE HOUSE OF HIS PRECIOUS THINGS, THE SILVER, AND THE GOLD, AND THE SPICES, AND THE PRECIOUS OINTMENT, AND ALL THE HOUSE OF HIS ARMOUR, AND ALL THAT WAS FOUND IN HIS TREASURES: THERE WAS NOTHING IN HIS HOUSE, NOR IN ALL HIS DOMINION, THAT HEZEKI... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN CAME ISAIAH THE PROPHET UNTO KING HEZEKIAH, AND SAID UNTO HIM, WHAT SAID THESE MEN? AND FROM WHENCE CAME THEY UNTO THEE? AND HEZEKIAH SAID, THEY ARE COME FROM A FAR COUNTRY, EVEN FROM BABYLON._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN SAID HEZEKIAH UNTO ISAIAH, GOOD IS THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH THOU HAST SPOKEN. AND HE SAID, IS IT NOT GOOD, IF PEACE AND TRUTH BE IN MY DAYS?_ Good is the word of the Lord - indicating a humble and pious resignation to the divine will. The concluding part of his reply was uttered after a pau... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE REST OF THE ACTS OF HEZEKIAH, AND ALL HIS MIGHT, AND HOW HE MADE A POOL, AND A CONDUIT, AND BROUGHT WATER INTO THE CITY, ARE THEY NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH?_ Pool, and a conduit - (see the notes at 2 Chronicles 32:30.)... [ Continue Reading ]