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Other good kings, as Solomon, Jehoshaphat, Joash, and Amaziah, had
fallen away in their later years. Hezekiah remained firm to the last.
The phrase “cleaving to God” is frequent in Deuteronomy, but ra...
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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...
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2 KINGS 18-20. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH. These three Chapter s give an
account of the reign of the best king of Judah, and a parallel but
somewhat less full account is found in Isaiah 36-39. There is ano...
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AND. This "and" is contained in some codices, two early printed
editions, Syriac, and Vulgate. The Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_
(App-6) emphasizing the Figure of speech _Synonymies,_ by which the
p...
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and _departed not_ R.V. HE DEPARTED NOT. Thus italics are avoided, and
the emphasis of the verse seems to be strengthened.
_which the Lord commanded Moses_ Another indication that the compiler
of Kin...
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I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH 18:1-12
TRANSLATION
(1) And it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah
king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah be...
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_FOR HE CLAVE TO THE LORD, AND DEPARTED NOT FROM FOLLOWING HIM, BUT
KEPT HIS COMMANDMENTS, WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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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...
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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...
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FOR HE CLAVE. — _And he held fast._ Hezekiah’s pious _feeling._
BUT KEPT. — _And he kept._ Hezekiah’s _practice._ The context
shows that the “commandments” specially in the writer’s mind
were those a...
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וַ יִּדְבַּק֙ בַּֽ יהוָ֔ה לֹא ־סָ֖ר מֵ
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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...
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A RESOLUTE RELIGIOUS REFORMER
2 Kings 18:1
It is wonderful that such a man as Ahaz should have had so good a son,
but it is likely that Hezekiah had a good mother. See 2 Chronicles
29:1; 2 Chronicles...
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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...
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The Reader should carefully keep in view, in order to have a clear
apprehension of those historical parts of the Bible, that the history
of the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah, is so incorporated in on...
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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...
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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...
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FOR HE CLAVE TO THE LORD,.... To his worship and service; to the fear
of the Lord, as the Targum:
AND DEPARTED NOT FROM FOLLOWING HIM; from his worship, as the same
paraphrase:
BUT KEPT HIS COMMANDM...
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_He trusted in the Lord God of Israel_ In abolishing idolatry, there
was danger, as has been intimated, of disobliging his subjects, and
provoking them to rebel; but he trusted in the Lord to bear him...
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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...
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For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following Him, never
became guilty of idolatry, BUT KEPT HIS COMMANDMENTS WHICH THE LORD
COMMANDED MOSES....
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HEZEKIAH KING OVER JUDAH...
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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...
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FROM FOLLOWING HIM:
_ Heb._ from after him...
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1-8 Hezekiah was a true son of David. Some others did that which was
right, but not like David. Let us not suppose that when times and men
are bad, they must needs grow worse and worse; that does not...
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DEPARTED NOT FROM FOLLOWING HIM, in the general course of his life and
especially in the matters of God's worship....
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2 Kings 18:6 fast H1692 (H8799) LORD H3068 depart H5493 (H8804)
following H310 kept H8104 (H8799) commandments...
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SUMMARY OF HEZEKIAH'S REIGN (2 KINGS 18:4).
The activities and accomplishments of Hezekiah are now summarised, and
his continuing faithfulness to YHWH and consequent success come out in
this summary....
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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,...
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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...
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_He trusted in the Lord God of Israel._
THREE STAGES IN THE DEVOUT LIFE
This is the writer’s summing up of the character of Hezekiah, before
he enters on the details of his reign. It is a lofty and u...
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_And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord._
GOODNESS AND PROSPERITY
It is impossible to read these words without some surprise. First of
all, we are surprised at the fact of a good ki...
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_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...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 18:1 Hezekiah. In 715 B.C., seven years
after the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel, Hezekiah comes to
the throne in Judah. He resembles David more closely than any other...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 18:5 HE TRUSTED IN THE LORD. Hezekiah’s
trust was unparalleled in Judean history (THERE WAS NONE LIKE HIM).
This could be seen in the way he...
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THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH THE GOOD
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 18:1. HEZEKIAH THE SON OF AHAZ BEGAN TO REIGN—See Note on
chap. 2 Kings 16:2 as to the age of Ahaz.
2 Kings 18:4. He removed t...
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EXPOSITION
18-25
THE HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH AFTER THE FALL OF SAMARIA.
2 KINGS 18:1
THE ACCESSION
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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...
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1 John 5:3; 2 Kings 17:13; 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 17:19; Acts 11:23;...