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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 18:1-37

We now begin the third section of this Book, which includes the story of the reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah, with a period of reaction and sin between the two. It is remarkable that such a man as Hezekiah could be the son of Ahaz. Yet we must remember that all his life he was under the influence of Isaiah. Coming to the throne, he personally did right in the sight of the Lord, and immediately instituted reforms more widespread and drastic than had been attempted by any of his predecessors. One... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 18:1-37

The Reign of Hezekiah King of Judah c. 716-687 BC (2 Kings 18:1 to 2 Kings 20:21 ). Co-regency from c 729 BC. There now begins the reign of one of the two great kings after David of whom it could be said ‘after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.’ The other will be Josiah (compare 2 Kings 23:25). In both cases the words are hyperbole and not intended to be applied literally (otherwise David would have been seen as excelled). But they... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 18:18-37

The Messengers Of The King of Assyria Call On The People Of Jerusalem To Surrender And In So Doing Seek To Demean Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18 to 2 Kings 19:1 ). We may wonder why this incident was described in such detail and the answer would be that it was in order to underline the greatness of the king who would be pitting himself against YHWH, prior, of course, to his being brought down. The prophetic author wants us to recognise to the full the greatness of YHWH’s opponent. It would then... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 18:31

Make an agreement with me by a present, to redeem yourselves from all the calamities of a close siege, and that death which certainly will follow on them. Or, procure, or purchase a blessing from me, i.e. a blessed peace; whereby you may be delivered out of your distressed and cursed condition, and receive from me the blessings of protection and provision, which your king cannot give you. Then eat ye every man of his own vine; upon these terms I will give you no disturbance, but quietly suffer... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Kings 18:13-37

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—2 Kings 18:13. In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah did Sennacherib, &c.—Comp. Isaiah 36:0. This mighty Assyrian was with his vast army on his way to war with his hated and dreaded rival, Egypt. Judah lay in the line of his march, and its conquest was essential to his safe advance to Egypt. Hezekiah trembled as this terrible foe swept down upon the land; and being without support from Egypt, he purchased temporary respite by a heavy tribute valuing £351,000, to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-37

Chapter 18In chapter eighteen we now move back to the southern kingdom of Judah. Inasmuch as the northern kingdom has now been destroyed from the rest of the... from the rest of Second Kings on we'll be dealing actually with now the southern kingdom of Judah which still remains. And as we move south, we find that Hezekiah is coming to reign over Judah.He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And he did that which was right in the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 18:1-37

2 Kings 18:4 . Nehushtan; that is, their brass, or mere brass, or parvum æs, corrupted brass, by way of contempt. In the Chronicum of Alexander, cited by Eusebius out of Anestasio Niceno, we are told that the people resorted to this serpent to be healed of their diseases, instead of having recourse to herbs, and seeking a cure from God. 2 Kings 18:7 . He rebelled. This was prudent, because he had confidence in the Lord. Let us not serve the enemy while God is on our side. 2 Kings... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Kings 18:1-37

2 Kings 18:1-37Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea.A striking reformation, a ruthless despotism, and an unprincipled diplomacyI. A striking reformation (2 Kings 18:3-8).1. The perverting tendency of sin. The brazen serpent was a beneficent ordinance of God to heal those in the wilderness who had been bitten by the fiery serpent. But this Divine ordinance, designed for a good purpose, and which had accomplished good, was now, through the forces of human depravity, become a great... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 18:30

2Ki 18:30 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. Ver. 30. Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord. ] Of whom these pagans had the like base and bald conceits as they had of the dunghill deities of other countries. "But our God is in heaven," saith the psalmist; "he doeth whatsoever he willeth in heaven and in earth": and "those that trust in him shall never be... read more