Isaiah 22:7 - Exposition

And it shall come to pass , etc. This verse and the next are closely connected, and introduce the new subject of the preparations which the Jews made for their defense. Translate, And it came to pass , when thy choicest valleys were full of chariots (or, troops ), and the horsemen had set themselves in array toward the gate , that then did he draw off the cavorting of Judah , etc.