Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 30:8
2 Chronicles 30:8. Be not stiff-necked, as your fathers were A metaphorical expression, taken from refractory oxen, which will not go forward, but endeavour to withdraw their necks and shoulders from the yoke, and go backward. But yield yourselves unto the Lord Hebrew, Give the hand to him, that is, submit yourselves to him, by obeying his command, and renew your covenant with him: both which things were wont to be done among men, by the ceremony of giving the hand; and enter into his... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 30:6
2 Chronicles 30:6. So the posts Hebrew, הרצים , haratsim, the runners; went with the letters Expresses were sent throughout all the tribes of Israel, with memorials, earnestly pressing the people to take this opportunity of returning to God, from whom they had revolted. Saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord, &c. In these letters Hezekiah discovers great concern both for the honour of God and for the welfare of the neighbouring kingdom, the prosperity of which he... read more