Isaiah 37:24

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:21-38

We may here observe, 1. That those who receive messages of terror from men with patience, and send messages of faith to God by prayer, may expect messages of grace and peace from God for their comfort, even when they are most cast down. Isaiah sent a long answer to Hezekiah's prayer in God's name, sent it in writing (for it was too long to be sent by word of mouth), and sent it by way of return to his prayer, relation being thereunto had: ?Whereas thou hast prayed to me, know, for thy comfort,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:24

By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord ,.... Particularly by Rabshakeh, and the other two that were with him, who, no doubt, assented to what he said; not content to reproach him himself, he set his servants to do it likewise; he made use of them as instruments, and even set them, as well as himself, above the Lord: and hast said, by the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains ; not only with his foot soldiers, but with his chariots, and a great number... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:24

By thy servants "By thy messengers" - The text has עבדיך abdeycha , thy servants; but the true reading seems to be מלאכיך malacheycha , thy messengers, as in the other copy, 2 Kings 19:23 ; and as the Septuagint and Syriac found it in their copies in this place. Reproached the Lord - אדני Adonai : but one of my MSS. has אדני יהוה Yehovah Adonai , Jehovah the Lord. This reading is not found, I think, in any other MS., but several have יהוה Yehovah for אדני Adonai ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:21-29

The intoxication of success, etc. The first thing of which this passage speaks, and of that it speaks very forcibly, is— I. THE INTOXICATION OF UNHOLY SUCCESS . The tone of this Assyrian monarch was one of insolent arrogance. His military achievements had implanted in his mind the notion that he had done much greater things than he had actually accomplished, and had exerted the idea that he could achieve other things which were wholly out of his power. He magnifies his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:24

By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord (see Isaiah 36:15-20 ). And hast said. Sennacherib had not actually uttered these words with his mouth; but the prophet clothes in his own highly poetic language the thoughts which the Assyrian king had cherished in his heart. He had regarded "the multitude of his chariots" as irresistible; he had considered that the mountains which guarded Palestine would be no obstacle to his advance; he had contemplated ravaging and despoiling of its timber... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:24

By thy servants - Hebrew, ‘By the hand of thy servants.’ That is, by Rabshakeh Isaiah 36:0, and by those whom he had now sent to Hezekiah with letters Isaiah 37:9, Isaiah 37:14.And hast said - Isaiah does not here quote the precise words which Rabshakeh or the other messengers had used, but quotes the substance of what had been uttered, and expresses the real feelings and intentions of Sennacherib.By the multitude of my chariots - The word ‘chariots’ here denotes war-chariois (see the notes at... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Assyria defeated (37:1-38)Hezekiah now realized his mistake in ignoring Isaiah and relying on Egypt. In a humble but open acknowledgment that Judah’s plight was desperate, he sent to ask Isaiah to appeal to God for help (37:1-4). Isaiah reassured Hezekiah that God would not tolerate Assyria’s mockery of him (5-7).When the Assyrians temporarily withdrew from Jerusalem to deal with an enemy attack to the south-west, they sent a letter renewing their threats. They reminded the Jerusalemites that... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 37:24

LORD*. One of the 134 places where the Sopherim changed "Jehovah" of the primitive text to "Adonai". am I come up = have I scaled. Compare Isaiah 36:10 . These boasts probably refer to the future as well as the past. Lebanon, &c. Compare 2 Kings 19:23 . Fulfilling Isaiah 14:8 (see note there). As Hannibal later scaled the Alps. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 37:24-25

Isaiah 37:24-25. By the multitude of my chariots— Cities, in the prophetical writings, are metaphorically represented by woods or forests, especially those of Lebanon and Carmel; and the several ranks of inhabitants by the taller and lesser trees growing there. Hence we may collect the true sense of this passage, which represents the Assyrian prince as threatening to take mount Zion, together with the capital city of Jerusalem, and to destroy their principal inhabitants. The height of his... read more

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