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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 18:14

14-16. Hezekiah . . . sent to Lachish, saying, . . . that which thou puttest on me will I bear—Disappointed in his expectations of aid from Egypt, and feeling himself unable to resist so mighty a conqueror who was menacing Jerusalem itself, Hezekiah made his submission. The payment of 300 talents of silver, and 30 talents of gold—£351,000—brought a temporary respite; but, in raising the imposed tribute, he was obliged not only to drain all the treasures of the palace and the temple, but even to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 18:17

17. king of Assyria sent Tartan—general (Isaiah 20:1). Rab-saris—chief of the eunuchs. Rab-shakeh—chief cupbearer. These were the great officers employed in delivering Sennacherib's insulting message to Hezekiah. On the walls of the palace of Sennacherib, at Khorsabad, certain figures have been identified with the officers of that sovereign mentioned in Scripture. In particular, the figures, Rab-shakeh, Rab-saris, and Tartan, appear as full-length portraits of the persons holding those offices... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 18:13-37

2. Sennacherib’s challenge to Hezekiah 18:13-37Samaria’s conqueror, Shalmaneser V, died in 722 B.C. shortly after his conquest. His successor, Sargon II (722-705 B.C.), carried out the deportation of the Israelites. The king who followed him was Sennacherib (705-681 B.C., 2 Kings 18:13). Hezekiah’s fourteenth year (2 Kings 18:13) as sole ruler over Judah was 701 B.C.Sennacherib’s inscriptions claim that he conquered 46 strong cities of Hezekiah, plus many villages. In preparation for his siege... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 18:1-37

Hezekiah and SennacheribThis 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 demand the surrender of Jerusalem.1. Now it came to pass, etc.] The northern kingdom having been destroyed, the history is henceforward confined to the events connected with Judah only.2. Twenty and five years old] Probably an error, for if Ahaz was only 36 at his death (2 Kings 16:2) his son could... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:14

(14) Lachish.—Um-Lâkis, in the south-west corner of Judah, close to the Philistine border, and near the high road from Judæa and Philistia to Egypt. The fortress was important to Sennacherib, as it commanded this route. In fact, Sennacherib’s chief aim was Egypt, as appears from 2 Kings 19:24, and Herodotus (ii. 141), and it was necessary for him to secure his rear by first making himself master of the fortresses of Judah, which was in league with Egypt. (See Note on 2 Chronicles 32:9.)I have... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:15

(15) The silver—i.e., the money. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:16

(16) Cut off the gold from the doors.—Literally, trimmed, or stripped the doors (the word used in 2 Kings 16:17 of the similar proceeding of Ahaz). The leaves of the doors of the sanctuary were overlaid with gold (1 Kings 6:18; 1 Kings 6:32; 1 Kings 6:35). Hard necessity drove Hezekiah to strip off this gold, as well as that with which he had himself plated “the pillars” or rather the framework of the doors (literally, the supporters; others think that the door-posts only are meant by this... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:17

(17) And the king of Assyria sent . . .—Apparently in careless violation of his word, as Josephus states.Tartan.—Rather, the commander-in-chief; called in Assyrian tur-ta-nu, a word of Sumerian origin, imitated in the Hebrew tartân here and in Isaiah 20:1.Rabsaris and Rab-shaken.—Two other official titles. The Rabsaris has not been identified on the Assyrian monuments. The Hebrew word suggests “chief eunuch,” or “courtier.” (Comp.Jeremiah 39:3; Jeremiah 39:3.) Such an official would accompany... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Kings 18:1-37

2 Kings 18:4 I. Turning to Hezekiah's mode of dealing with the brazen serpent, we see that he acted on the principle, common to all genuine reformers, that idolatry is a disease which requires heroic treatment. The only effectual way of getting rid of the superstition was to cut the roots of it. Without hesitation, therefore, he broke the image in pieces. Something would have been wanting to the thoroughness of his action if he had simply destroyed the serpent without giving any reason for... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-37

HEZEKIAHB.C. 715-6862 Kings 18:1-37"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 vision, had commanded him."- Sirach 48:22THE reign of Hezekiah was epoch-making in many respects, but especially for its religious reformation, and the relations of Judah with Assyria and with Babylon. It is also most closely interwoven with the annals of Hebrew prophecy, and acquires unwonted luster from... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 18:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 18:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 18:13-37

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 18:1-37

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 18:17

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Kings 18:1-37

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-37

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