John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:1
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death ,.... This was about the time that Sennacherib invaded Judea, threatened Jerusalem with a siege, and his army was destroyed by an angel from heaven; but, whether it was before or after the destruction of his army, interpreters are not agreed. Some of the Jewish writers, as Jarchi upon the place, and others F1 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 23. p. 65. , say, it was three days before the ruin of Sennacherib's army; and that it was on the third day that... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-5
We may hence observe, among others, these good lessons:?1. That neither men's greatness nor their goodness will exempt them from the arrests of sickness and death. Hezekiah, a mighty potentate on earth and a mighty favourite of Heaven, is struck with a disease, which, without a miracle, will certainly be mortal; and this in the midst of his days, his comforts, and usefulness. Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. It should seem, this sickness seized him when he was in the midst of his... read more