2Ch 32:1-23, Isa 10:28-32, 37:22-36, Mic 1:12 | TSK | STEP | Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people. Against the blasphemies of Sennacherib, Hezekiah and Isaiah pray. An angel destroys the host of the Assyrians. Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God gives him a sign of recovery. He waxing proud, is humbled by God. His wealth and works. His error in the ambassage of Babylon. He dying, Manasseh succeeds him. these things. king of Assyria. win them. Heb. break them up.

who stopped.This was prudently done; for, without water, how could an immense army subsist in ar arid country? No doubt the Assyrian army suffered much through this; as a Christian army did, through the same cause, 1,800 years afterwards.

the brook.

30; 30:14

ran through the midst of. Heb. overflowed. kings.The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic read king, in the singular number.

1; 2Ki 18:9,13; 19:17; Isa 10:8

find.

1Ki 3:9,16,17; 19:21

he strengthened.

12:1; 14:5-7; 17:1,2; 23:1; 26:8; Isa 22:9,10

that was broken.

25:23

another wall.

2Ki 25:4; Jer 39:4

Millo.

Jud 9:6; 2Sa 5:9; 1Ki 9:24; 11:27; 2Ki 12:20

darts. or, swords, or weapons.

26:14,15

he set captains.

17:14-19; 1Ch 27:3,4-34

in the street.

Ezr 10:9; Ne 8:1-3,16

comfortably to them. Heb. to their heart.

30:22; Ge 34:3; Isa 40:2; *margins

strong.

De 31:6,7,23; Jos 1:6-9; 1Ch 28:10,20; Isa 35:4; Da 10:19

Zec 8:9,23; Eph 6:10; 2Ti 2:1

be not afraid.

20:15; 2Ki 18:30; 19:6,7

for there.

2Ki 6:16; Ro 8:31; 1Jo 4:4

an arm.

Job 40:9; Jer 17:5; 1Jo 4:4

with us.

13:12; 14:11; Ps 46:7,11; Isa 8:10; 41:10; Ac 18:10; 2Ti 4:17,22

to fight.

20:15; De 20:1,4; Jos 10:42

rested. Heb. leaned.

15; 20:20; Isa 36:18

upon the words.

Pr 12:25

A.M. 3294. B.C. 710. Sennacherib.

2Ki 18:17; Isa 36:2

Lachish.

Jos 10:31; 12:11; 15:39; Isa 37:8; Mic 1:13

power. Heb. dominion.

Thus saith.

2Ki 18:19; Isa 36:4

siege. Heb. strong-hold.

to give over.

2Ki 18:27; Isa 36:12,18

The Lord our God.

15; 2Ki 18:30; 19:10; Ps 3:2; 11:1-3; 22:8; 42:10; 71:11; Mt 27:43

Hath not.

31:1; 2Ki 18:4,22; Isa 36:7

taken away.This was artfully malicious: many of the people had sacrificed to Jehovah on high places, (ch. 31:1;) and Hezekiah had removed them, as incentives to idolatry. Hence Rabshakeh insinuates that by so doing he had offended Jehovah, deprived the people of their religious rights, and that, consequently, he could neither expect the blessing of God, nor the cooperation of the people.

Ye shall worship.

De 12:13,14,26,27

one altar.

4:1; Ex 27:1-8; 30:1-6; 40:26-29; 1Ki 7:48

I and my.

2Ki 15:29; 17:5,6; 19:11-13,17,18; Isa 10:9,10,14; 37:12,13,18-20

Da 4:30,37; 5:19

were the gods.

19; 2Ki 18:33-35; 19:18,19; Ps 115:3-8; Isa 44:8-10

Jer 10:11,12,16; Ac 19:26; 1Co 8:4

among.

Isa 10:11,12

your God.

Ex 14:3; 15:9-11; Isa 42:8

deceive.

2Ki 18:29; 19:10

persuade.

11; 1Ki 22:22; Isa 36:18; Ac 19:26; Ga 1:10

much less.

Ex 5:2; Da 3:15; Joh 19:10,11

yet.

Job 15:25,26; Ps 73:9

against.

Joh 15:21

He wrote.

2Ki 19:9,14; Ne 6:5; Isa 37:14

to rail.

2Ki 19:22,28; Isa 10:15; 37:23,24,28,29; Re 13:6

As the gods.

2Ki 19:12

they cried.

2Ki 18:26-28; Isa 36:13

to affright.

1Sa 17:10,26; Ne 6:9

spake.

13-17; 1Sa 17:36; Job 15:25,26; Ps 10:13,14; 73:8-11; 139:19,20

the God.

6:6; Ps 76:1,2; 78:68; 87:1-3; 132:13,14; Isa 14:32; Heb 12:22

the work.

De 4:28; 27:15; 2Ki 19:18; Ps 135:15-18; Isa 2:8; 37:19; 44:16-20

Jer 1:16; 10:3,9; 32:30; Ho 8:5,6

Hezekiah.

2Ki 19:14-19; Isa 37:1,14-20

the prophet.

2Ki 19:2-4; Isa 37:2-4

prayed.

14:11; 20:6-12; Ps 50:15; 91:14,15

the Lord.

2Ki 19:20,35-37; Isa 10:16-18; 37:21,36,37; 42:8

angel.

2Sa 24:16; Ps 18:50; Da 3:28; 6:22; Mt 13:49,50; Ac 12:23

cut off all.

Job 9:4; Ps 76:5,7,12

the leaders.

Isa 10:8,16-19,33,34; 17:12-14; 29:5-8; 30:30-33; 33:10-12; 36:9

Re 6:15,16; 19:17,18

with shame.

Ps 132:18; Pr 11:2; 16:18

he was come.

2Ki 19:36,37; Isa 37:37,38

slew him. Heb. made him fall.

Lord.

Ps 18:48-50; 37:39,40; 144:10; Isa 10:24,25; 31:4,5; 33:22; Ho 1:7

guided.

Ps 48:14; 71:20,21; 73:24; Isa 58:11; Joh 16:13; 2Th 3:5

gifts.

2Sa 8:10,11; Ezr 7:15-22,27; Ps 68:29; 72:10; Isa 60:7-9; Mt 2:11

presents. Heb. precious things.

9:9,10,24; 17:5,11; 1Ki 4:21; 10:10,25

he was magnified.

1:1; 1Ch 29:25

Isaiah 10:28-32

He is come.This is a prophetical description of the march of Sennacherib's army approaching Jerusalem in order to invest it, and of the terror and confusion spreading and increasing through the several places as he advanced; expressed with great brevity, but finely diversified. Aiath, or Ai, was situated a little east of Bethel about twelve miles north of Jerusalem; Michmash about three miles nearer, where there was a narrow pass between two sharp hills; Geba and Ramah about three miles more to the south; Gibeah a mile and a half more southward; Anathoth within three miles of Jerusalem; to the westward of which, towards Lydda, was Nob, from which place Sennacherib might have a prospect of Zion, and near which, it would appear, his army was destroyed.

Aiath.

Jos 7:2; Ne 11:31

Aija.

Migron.

Michmash.

the passage.

Geba.

Ramah.

Jos 18:24,25; 1Sa 7:17; 15:34; Jer 31:15; Ho 5:8

Gibeah.

Jud 19:12-15; 1Sa 11:4; 13:2; Ho 9:9; 10:9

Lift up thy voice. Heb. Cry shrill with thy voice. Gallim.

1Sa 25:44

Laish.

Jud 18:7,29

Anathoth.

Jos 21:18; 1Ki 2:26; Jer 1:1; 32:8

Madmenah.

Jos 15:31

Madmannah.

Nob.

1Sa 21:1; 22:19; Ne 11:32

shake.

24; 11:15; 13:2; 19:16; Zec 2:9

the mount.

2:2; 37:22

Isaiah 37:22-36

The virgin.

23:12; Jer 14:17; La 1:15; 2:13; Am 5:2

the daughter.

1:8; 10:32; 62:11; Ps 9:14; Zep 3:14; Zec 2:10; 9:9; Mt 21:5

hath despised.

8:9,10; 1Sa 17:36,44-47; Ps 2:2-4; 27:1-3; 31:18; 46:1-7

Joe 3:9-12

shaken.

Job 16:4; Ps 22:7,8; Mt 27:39

Whom hast.

10-13; Ex 5:2; 2Ki 19:4,22; 2Ch 32:17; Ps 44:16; 73:9; 74:18,23

Re 13:1-6

against whom.

10:13-15; 14:13,14; Ex 9:17; Pr 30:13; Eze 28:2,9; Da 5:20-23

Da 7:25; 2Th 2:4

the Holy One.

10:20; 12:6; 17:7; 30:11,12; 41:14,16; 43:3,14; Ex 15:11; Eze 39:7

Hab 1:12,13

thy servants. Heb. the hand of they servants.

4; 36:15-20; 2Ki 19:22,23

By the.

10:13,14; 36:9; Ex 15:9; Ps 20:7; Da 4:30

tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof. Heb.tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof.

10:18; 14:8; Eze 31:3-18; Da 4:8-14,20-22; Zec 11:1,2

of his Carmel. or, and his fruitful field.

29:17

with the sole.

36:12; 1Ki 20:10; 2Ki 19:23,24

besieged. or, fenced and closed.

long ago, etc. or, how I have made it long ago, and formedit of ancient times? Should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?.

how I.

10:5,6,15; 45:7; 46:10,11; Ge 50:20; Ps 17:13; 76:10; Am 3:6

Ac 2:23; 4:27,28; 1Pe 2:8; Jude 1:4

their inhabitants.

19:16; Nu 14:9; 2Ki 19:26; Ps 127:1,2; Jer 5:10; 37:10

of small power. Heb. short of hand. as the grass of.

40:6-8; Ps 37:2; 90:5,6; 92:7; 103:15; 129:6; Jas 1:10,11; 1Pe 1:24

I know.

Ps 139:2-11; Pr 5:21; 15:3; Jer 23:23,24; Re 2:13

abode. or sitting.

rage.

10; 36:4,10; 2Ki 19:27,28; Job 15:25,26; Ps 2:1-3; 46:6; 93:3,4