John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 36:11
Then said Eliakim and Shebah and Joah unto Rabshakeh ,.... That is, one of them addressed him in the name of the rest; for the verb is singular; and what follows confirms it; perhaps Eliakim was the speaker: speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syriac language ; which was somewhat different from the Hebrew, in which he spoke, and which was not understood by the common people, and for that reason desired: for we understand it ; or hear it; could hear it, so as to understand... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 36:10
And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it ?.... He would insinuate that he had a commission from the Lord God, and that it was by his will and order that he came up to destroy the land; which he said to intimidate Hezekiah and his subjects, as knowing that nothing was more likely to do it than that so far it was true, that he did not come up without the knowledge of the Lord, nor without his will to chastise, but not to destroy, as the event showed: the Lord... read more