열왕기하 19:10-19 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:9-14

Sennacherib ' s letter to Hezekiah . Sennacherib seems to have been induced to write to Hezekiah by the fact that he could not march against him at once. A forward movement on the part of Tirhakah was reported to him ( 2 Kings 19:9 ), and he thought it necessary to meet, or at least watch it. But he must vent his anger on the rebel Judaean monarch in some way. He sends a letter, therefore, as more weighty and impressive than a mere message. He warns Hezekiah against being himself... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:10

Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah King of Judah, saying. The messengers brought a "letter" ( סְפָדִים ), as we see from 2 Kings 19:14 ; but still they were to "speak to Hezekiah"— i.e. they were first to read the contents to him, and then to hand him the copy. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the King of Assyria. Sennacherib drops the fiction that he himself is sent by Jehovah to attack Judaea and destroy it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:11

Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly (see the comment on 2 Kings 18:33 ). The fact was indisputable (secret. 17). The question remained—Would this triumphant career of success necessarily continue? And shalt thou be delivered? A perfect induction is impossible in practical matters. Anything short of a perfect induction is short of a proof. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:12

Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed? The Assyrian kings always speak of all their predecessors as their ancestors. In point of fact, Sennacherib bad had only one "father" among the previous kings, viz. Sargon. As Gozan (see the comment on 2 Kings 17:6 ). It is uncertain at what time Gozan was finally conquered and absorbed. It was frequently overrun by the Assyrians from the reign of Tiglath-pileser I.; but it was probably not absorbed until about... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:13

Where is the King of Hamath. Ilu-bid, King of Hamath, raised a rebellion against Sargon in B.C. 720, and was taken prisoner the same year and carried to Assyria. And the King of Arpad. Arpad revolted in conjunction with Hamath, and was reduced about the same time. Its "king" is not mentioned, but he probably shared the fate of Ilu-bid. And the King of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hens, and Ivah? It is probably not meant that these three cities were all of them under the dominion of one and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:14

And Hezekiah received the letter. It had not been previously stated that Sennacherib had written a letter. But the author forgets this, and so speaks of "the letter." Kings generally communicated by letters, and not merely by messages (see 2 Kings 5:5 ; 2 Kings 20:12 ; 2 Chronicles 2:11 ; Nehemiah 1:9 , etc.). Of the hand of the messengers, and read it. Probably Sennacherib had caused it to be written in Hebrew. And Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:15

And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel. In the parallel passage of Isaiah 37:16 we find, "O Lord of hosts, Cod of Israel." Our author probably abbreviates. Which dwellest between the cherubims ; or, on the cherubim— "which hast thy seat," i.e; behind the veil in the awful holy of holies, consecrated to thee, and where thou dost manifest thyself." Hezekiah, as Keil observes, calls into prominence "the covenant relation into which Jehovah, the Almighty... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:16

Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear. "Bow down thine ear" is a Hebrew idiom for "give ear," "attend "(see Psalms 31:2 ; Psalms 71:2 ; Psalms 86:1 ; Proverbs 22:17 , etc.). It is based upon the fact that, when men wish to catch exactly what another says to them, they bend themselves towards him, and bring one ear as near to him as they can. Open, Lord, thine eyes, and see. Take cognizance both with eye and ear; i.e. take full cognizance—let nothing escape thee. And hear the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:17

Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria — i.e. Sennacherib, and his predecessors—the long line of monarchs who have sat on the Assyrian throne for many past ages— have destroyed the nations and their lands ; rather, have laid waste , as in the parallel passage of Isaiah ( Isaiah 37:18 ). "Destroyed" is too strong a word. Hezekiah fully admits the boast of the Assyrian monarch, that he and his predecessors have had a wonderful career of success (comp. Isaiah 10:5-14 ); but he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:18

And have east their gods into the fire. The images worshipped by the various nations are regarded as "their gods ," which they were, at any rate in the minds of the common people. The ordinary practice of the Assyrians was to carry off the images taken from a conquered people, and to set them up in their own country as trophies of victory (see Isaiah 46:1 , Isaiah 46:2 , where a similar practice is ascribed by anticipation to the Persians). But there are places in the inscriptions... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:18

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