How, then, wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, Hezekiah's whole army, so they mockingly assert, would not be able to put to flight one of the Assyrian officers commanding the smallest number of soldiers, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
IV. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH, MANASSEH AND AMON 1. Hezekiah and Sennacherib's Invasion CHAPTER 18 _ 1. Hezekiah, King of Judah (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Kings 2 Chron. 29-32)_ 2. The Revival (2 Kings 18:4) 3...
2 KINGS 18:13 TO 2 KINGS 19:37. SENNACHERIB'S CAMPAIGN. 2 Kings 18:13. In the fourteenth year: if Hezekiah began to reign five years before the fall of Samaria (722 B.C.), and Sennacherib did not succ...
_How then wilt thou, &c._ Rab-shakeh impudently takes for granted that Hezekiah's only answer would be -I have not the men". So he proceeds with his insults, and points out what he deems the folly of...
B. SENNACHERIB'S INITIAL SURRENDER DEMANDS 18:17-19:7 The Assyrian king was not satisfied with the tribute paid by Hezekiah. He wanted nothing less than the total surrender of Jerusalem. While he hims...
_HOW THEN WILT THOU TURN AWAY THE FACE OF ONE CAPTAIN OF THE LEAST OF MY MASTER'S SERVANTS, AND PUT THY TRUST ON EGYPT FOR CHARIOTS AND FOR HORSEMEN?_ How then wilt thou turn away the face of one cap...
18:24 captain (a-11) Elsewhere 'governor.'...
HEZEKIAH AND SENNACHERIB This chapter describes the reign of Hezekiah of Judah, his religious reforms, and the invasion of Judah by Sennacherib, king of Assyria, who sent one of his officers to deman...
PUT THY TRUST.. HORSEMEN] For reliance upon. Egypt for a supply of horses see Isaiah 31:1....
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 18 HEZEKIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Hezekiah, Ahaz’s son, began to rule as king of *Judah. He did so in the 3rd y...
HOW THEN. — Literally, _And how._ The connection of thought is: _(But thou canst not); and how..._ TURN AWAY THE FACE OF..._ — i.e.,_ repulse, reject the demand of... (1 Kings 2:16.) ONE CAPTAIN OF T...
וְ אֵ֣יךְ תָּשִׁ֗יב אֵ֠ת פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛
HEZEKIAH B.C. 715-686 2 Kings 18:1 "For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his visi...
HEZEKIAH AND ASSYRIA B.C. 701 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 19:1 "When, sudden-how think ye the end? Did I say ‘without friend'? Say rather from marge to blue marge The whole sky grew his targe, With...
THREATENED BY WORLDLY MIGHT 2 Kings 18:13 It is an interesting fact that this siege of Lachish is mentioned on the Assyrian monuments, and Sennacherib is depicted as giving orders for its destruction...
We now begin the third section of this Book, which includes the story of the reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah, with a period of reaction and sin between the two. It is remarkable that such a man as Hezek...
Hezekiah is soon taught what a base wretch he had to do with, who not only took Hezekiah's gold, and then turned against him, with more force, in the perfidy of his heart, but even charged Hezekiah wi...
The kingdom of Israel, or Samaria, was now closed, not for ever, but for a season, and a season protracted long, even unto this day. There has been no restoration save in individuals. We know that Jeh...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18 AND 19. Chapter 18 brings us to a rather different subject, namely, the relations of Judah with the Assyrian, who had become their oppressor through their...
2 Kings 18:17...
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? Ver. 24. _And put thy trust in Egypt._] See on 2 K...
_Now, therefore, give pledges to my lord the king_ That is, give hostages to ensure thy future obedience and subjection. _And I will deliver thee two thousand horses_, &c. There is so little likelihoo...
1 Hezekiah his good reigne. 4 He destroyeth idolatrie, and prospereth. 9 Samaria is caried captiue for their sins. 13 Sennacherib inuading Iudah, is pacified by a tribute. 17 Rabshakeh sent by Sen...
THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH IN JUDAH (vv.1-16) In Judah the reign of Hezekiah provided a refreshing relief to the tendency of departure from God. It was during his reign that Assyria took Samaria into cap...
17-37 Rabshakeh tries to convince the Jews, that it was to no purpose for them to stand it out. What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? It were well if sinners would submit to the force of thi...
How wilt thou force him to turn his back to thee, and flee away from thee?...
2 Kings 18:24 repel H7725 (H8686) H6440 one H259 captain H6346 least H6996 masters H113 servants H5650 trust...
CONTENTS: Reign and revival of Hezekiah over Judah. Victory over Phillistines. Invasion of Sennacherib. Insolence of Rab-shekeh. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Hoshea, Shalmaneser, Sennacherib, Eliakim,...
2 Kings 18:4. _Nehushtan;_ that is, _their brass,_ or mere brass, or _parvum æs,_ corrupted brass, by way of contempt. In the Chronicum of Alexander, cited by Eusebius out of Anestasio Niceno, we are...
_Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea._ A STRIKING REFORMATION, A RUTHLESS DESPOTISM, AND AN UNPRINCIPLED DIPLOMACY I. A striking reformation (2 Kings 18:3). 1. The perverting tendency of...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 18:19 Sennacherib’s men claim that EGYPT will not help Hezekiah. They also claim that TRUST IN THE LORD is useless, because the Lord is angry with Hezekiah fo
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 18:13. IN THE FOURTEENTH YEAR OF HEZEKIAH DID SENNACHERIB, &c.—_Comp._ Isaiah 36. This mighty Assyrian was with his vast army on his way to war with his hated...
EXPOSITION 18-25 THE HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH AFTER THE FALL OF SAMARIA. 2 KINGS 18:1 THE ACCESSION
In chapter eighteen we now move back to the southern kingdom of Judah. Inasmuch as the northern kingdom has now been destroyed from the rest of the... from the rest of Second Kings on we'll be dealing...
2 Kings 18:21; Daniel 2:37; Daniel 2:38; Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:37;...