2 Kings 19:19

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 19:8-19

Rabshakeh, having delivered his message and received no answer (whether he took this silence for a consent or a slight does not appear), left his army before Jerusalem, under the command of the other generals, and went himself to attend the king his master for further orders. He found him besieging Libnah, a city that had revolted from Judah, 2 Kgs. 8:22. Whether he had taken Lachish or no is not certain; some think he departed from it because he found the taking of it impracticable, 2 Kgs.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 19:1-37

And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it ,.... The report of Rabshakeh's speech, recorded in the preceding chapter: that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth ; rent his clothes because of the blasphemy in the speech; and he put on sackcloth, in token of mourning, for the calamities he feared were coming on him and his people: and he went into the house of the Lord; the temple, to pray unto him. The message he sent to Isaiah, with his answer, and the threatening... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:1-35

The wisdom of trust in God, and the foolishness of trust in self. The contrast between the devout, God-fearing, God-trusting Hezekiah, and the proud, self-trusting, self-asserting Sennacherib is one of the most striking and instructive in Scripture. The two are set one over against the other in the most graphic way. I. THE PICTURE OF HEZEKIAH shows him: 1. Jealous of God ' s honor. Sennacherib's words against God strike him with horror, appear to him such shocking... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:1-37

SECOND EXPEDITION OF SENNACHERIB AGAINST HEZEKIAH ( continued ). The chapter falls into four portions: read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:1-37

A nation's calamities, counselor, and God. "And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes," etc. Our purpose in our sketches on this book has not allowed us to inquire into all the minute particulars of the characters or events recorded, or into the authorship of the book, or into the right of the prophet or prophets so frequently to say, "Thus saith the Lord," but simply in the briefest way to develop for practical purposes the truths either expressed or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:8-19

Sennacherib's letter. While the foregoing events were taking place, Rabshakeh had returned to his royal master. The siege of Lachish had been concluded—adding another to the score of victories—and Sennacherib was now at Libnah, Here the news came that Tirhakah was on his march against him, and naturally Sennacherib wished to secure the capitulation of Jerusalem before the Ethiopian could arrive. To this end he sent another message to Hezekiah—this time in the form of a letter—renewing the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 19:8-37

Our difficulties, and how to deal with them. We have seen that Hezekiah was a man distinguished by his trust in God. We have seen how his trust in God led him to act in times of peace. His trust in God led to personal religion , to practical effort , and to prosperity in life . We see here how he acted when troubles came. Depend upon it, the man who makes his peace with God when all is going well with him—he will have peace within his spirit when the time of trouble comes . ... 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

Albert Barnes

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

If the mighty army of the great Assyrian king were successfully defied by a petty monarch like Hezekiah, it would force the surrounding nations to confess that the escape was owing to the protecting hand of Yahweh. They would thus be taught, in spite of themselves, that He, and He alone, was the true God. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 19:19

2 Kings 19:19. Now therefore, save us out of his hand For if we be conquered, as other lands have been, they will say that thou art conquered, as the gods of those lands were; but, Lord, distinguish thyself by distinguishing us; and let all the world know, and be made to confess, that thou art the Lord, the self-existent God, even thou only, and that all pretenders to divinity are vanity and a lie. Let it be observed here, that the best pleas in prayer are those which are taken from God’s... read more

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