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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 _he prospered whithersoever he went forth_ By placing the last
four words at the beginning of the sentence, the R.V. again gets rid
of the italic _and_.
_he rebelled against the king of Assyria_ A...
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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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_AND THE LORD WAS WITH HIM; AND HE PROSPERED WHITHERSOEVER HE WENT
FORTH: AND HE REBELLED AGAINST THE KING OF ASSYRIA, AND SERVED HIM
NOT._
The Lord was with him; and he prospered wheresoever he went...
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18:7 prospered (c-7) Or 'he dealt wisely.' see 1 Samuel 18:5 ....
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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 LORD WAS WITH HIM] Though Hezekiah, in consequence of pursuing a
mistaken policy, experienced great calamities in the course of his
reign, yet his fidelity to the Lord had its reward in a signal
o...
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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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AND HE PROSPERED ... WENT FORTH. — _Whithersoever he would go forth
he would prosper._ (The italicised _and_ is needless here, as in 2
Kings 18:6.)
PROSPERED. — Comp. 1 Kings 2:3; Proverbs 17:8. _Goin...
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וְ הָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמֹּ֔ו בְּ כֹ֥ל
אֲשֶׁר
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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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_Wisely. Hebrew, "with success." Syriac, &c., "he was victorious
wherever he went." --- Rebelled. The Assyrian assumed an undue
authority in consequence of the words of Achaz, (chap. xvi. 7.) and
arro...
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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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AND THE LORD WAS WITH HIM,.... The Word of the Lord was for his help,
as the Targum:
AND HE PROSPERED WHITHERSOEVER HE WENT FORTH; that is, to war:
AND HE REBELLED AGAINST THE KING OF ASSYRIA: which...
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And the LORD was with him; [and] he prospered whithersoever he went
forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him
not.
Ver. 7. _And the Lord was with him._] The Lord is with all...
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_The Lord was with him, and he prospered_, &c. He adhered to God and
his service, and therefore God was with him; and, having the special
presence of God with him, he had wonderful success in all his...
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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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And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went
forth, he was fortunate in all his undertakings. AND HE REBELLED
AGAINST THE KING OF ASSYRIA, AND SERVED HIM NOT. The wicked Ahaz
plac...
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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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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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He shook off that yoke of subjection and tribute to which his father
had wickedly submitted, 2 KINGS 16:7, and reassumed that full and
independent sovereignty which God had settled in the house of Dav...
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2 Kings 18:7 LORD H3068 prospered H7919 (H8686) went H3318 (H8799)
rebelled H4775 (H8799) king H4
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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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_The Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went._
THE SECRET OF WELL-BEING
That is a grand summing-up of a life. It is Hezekiah’s experience
which is thus gathered together in a couple...
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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 18:7 Because of Hezekiah’s faithfulness,
THE LORD WAS WITH HIM in his military exploits (compare 1 Samuel 16:18
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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 Samuel 18:14; 1 Samuel 18:5; 2 Chronicles 15:2; 2 Chronicles 31:21;...
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Rebelled — He shook off that yoke of subjection, to which his father
had wickedly submitted, and reassumed that full and independent
sovereignty which God had settled in the house of David. And
Hezeki...