열왕기하 19:14-20, 시편 46:10 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 19:14

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:19

New therefore, O Lord our God. Hezekiah draws the strongest possible contrast between Jehovah and the idols. Sennacherib had placed them upon a par ( 2 Kings 18:33-35 ; 2 Kings 19:10-13 ). Hezekiah insists that the idols are "no gods," are "nothing"—at any rate are mere blocks of wood and stone, shaped by human hands. But Jehovah is "the God of all the kingdoms of the earth" ( 2 Kings 19:15 ), the Maker of heaven and earth ( 2 Kings 19:15 ), the one and only God ( 2 Kings 19:19 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:20

Then Isaiah the son of Amos sent to Hezekiah, saying. As Hezekiah prays, Isaiah is by Divine revelation made cognizant of his prayer, and commissioned to answer it favorably. That he sends his answer, instead of taking it, is indicative of the high status of the prophets at this period, which made it not unseemly that, in spiritual matters, they should claim at least equality with the monarch. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib King of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:20-34

Isaiah's oracle. God is the Hearer of prayer. As in the case of Daniel ( Daniel 9:20 ), while Hezekiah was still speaking, an answer was sent to him through Isaiah the prophet (cf. 2 Kings 20:4 ). Thus also answers to prayer were sent in the cases of Paul ( Acts 9:10-18 ) and Cornelius ( Acts 10:1-8 ). Isaiah was the one person whose faith had remained unshaken through all this crisis. But it is not merely Isaiah's confidence which speaks in this composition. He brought to the king a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 19:14

Hezekiah received the letter - The inscriptions show that scribes accompanied the Assyrian armies, with the materials of their craft, so that such a dispatch might be easily drawn up. As Hezekiah himself “read” it, we may presume that it was in the Hebrew tongue. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:9-14

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:20-34

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 19:14

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