Chapter 18
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am 3278, bc 726
in the third 2Kgs 18:9, 2Kgs 15:30, 2Kgs 17:1
Hezekiah 2Kgs 16:20; 1Chr 3:13; 2Chr 28:27, 2Chr 29:1; Matt 1:9-10, Ezekias
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Twenty and five years old As Ahaz was 20 years old when he began to reign, and died when he had reigned 16 years, his whole age only amounted to 36 years; and as Hezekiah was, at least, entering on his 25th year when he began to reign, then Ahaz must have been under 12 years of age when his son was born! This is not at all impossible, and there are well-attested facts of men having children at as early a period, especially in eastern countries., am 3278-3306, bc 726-698
Abi 2Chr 29:1, Abijah
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right in the sight 2Kgs 20:3; Exod 15:26; Deut 6:18; 2Chr 31:20-21; Job 33:27; Ps 119:128; Rom 7:12; Eph 6:1
according 2Kgs 22:2; 1Kgs 3:14, 1Kgs 11:4, 1Kgs 11:38, 1Kgs 15:5, 1Kgs 15:11; 2Chr 29:2
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removed 2Kgs 12:3, 2Kgs 14:4, 2Kgs 15:4, 2Kgs 15:35; Lev 26:30; 1Kgs 3:2-3, 1Kgs 15:14, 1Kgs 22:43; Ps 78:58; Ezek 20:28-29
brake 2Kgs 23:4; Deut 7:5, Deut 12:2-3; Judg 6:25, Judg 6:28; 1Kgs 15:12-13; 2Chr 19:3, 2Chr 31:1; 2Chr 33:3
images Heb. statues
the brazen serpent Num 21:8-9; John 3:14-15
unto those days 2Kgs 16:15
Nehushtan That is, a piece of brass.
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trusted 2Kgs 19:10; 2Chr 32:7-8; Job 13:15; Ps 13:5, Ps 27:1-2, Ps 46:1-2, Ps 84:12; Ps 146:5-6; Jer 17:7-8; Matt 27:43; Eph 1:12
after him 2Kgs 19:15-19, 2Kgs 23:25; 2Chr 14:11, 2Chr 16:7-9, 2Chr 20:20, 2Chr 20:35
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he clave None of the kings of Judah, from the time of the division of the kingdom, equalled Hezekiah in the stedfastness and simplicity of his dependence upon the Lord; in which he aspired to an equality with his progenitor David, who had reigned over the whole land. Even Asa, through weakness of faith, sought the assistance of a heathen prince; and Jehoshaphat formed an alliance with idolatrous Ahab; but Hezekiah clave to the Lord, in entire confidence and unreserved obedience, to the end of his life. Deut 10:20; Josh 23:8; Acts 11:23
from following him Heb. from after him
kept 2Kgs 17:13, 2Kgs 17:16, 2Kgs 17:19; Jer 11:4; John 14:15, John 14:21, John 15:10, John 15:14; 1John 5:3
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And the Lord Gen 21:22, Gen 39:2-3; 1Sam 18:14; 2Chr 15:2; Ps 46:11, Ps 60:12; Matt 1:23; Matt 28:20; Acts 7:9-10
he prospered Gen 39:2; 1Sam 18:5, 1Sam 18:14 *marg. 2Sam 8:6, 2Sam 8:14; 2Chr 31:21, 2Chr 32:30; Ps 1:3, Ps 60:12; Rom 8:31
rebelled 2Kgs 18:20, 2Kgs 16:7
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the Philistines 1Chr 4:41; 2Chr 28:18; Isa 14:29
Gaza Heb. Azzah
from the tower 2Kgs 17:9; 2Chr 26:10; Isa 5:2
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am 3281, bc 723
the fourth year 2Kgs 18:1, 2Kgs 17:4-6
Shalmaneser 2Kgs 17:3-23; Hos 10:14, Shalman
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am 3283, bc 721
they took it Hos 13:16; Amos 3:11-15, Amos 4:1-3, Amos 6:7, Amos 9:1-4; Mic 1:6-9, Mic 6:16, Mic 7:13
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the king 2Kgs 17:6, 2Kgs 19:11; 1Chr 5:26; Isa 7:8, Isa 8:4, Isa 9:9-21, Isa 10:5, Isa 10:11, Isa 37:12; Hos 8:8-9; Hos 9:3; Amos 5:1-3, Amos 5:6, Amos 5:25-27; Acts 7:43
Halah It is thought, with much probability, that Halah, or Chalach, is Ptolemy's Calachene, the northern part of Assyria; that Habor, or Chabor, is the mountain or mountainous country, between Media and Assyria, called by Ptolemy, Χαβωρας, Chaboras; and that Gozan is Gauzanitis of Ptolemy, situated between that mountain and the Caspian sea, and between the two channels of the river Cyrus.
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they obeyed not 2Kgs 17:7-23; Deut 8:20, Deut 11:28, Deut 29:24-28, Deut 31:17; Neh 9:17, Neh 9:26-27; Ps 107:17; Isa 1:19; Jer 3:8, Jer 7:23; Dan 9:6-11; Mic 3:4; 2Thess 1:8; 1Pet 2:8, 1Pet 4:17
Moses Num 12:7; Deut 34:5; Josh 1:1; 2Tim 2:24; Heb 3:5-6
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am 3291, bc 713
the fourteenth 2Chr 32:1-23; Isa 36:1-22
Sennacherib Heb. Sanherib
come up Isa 7:17-25, Isa 8:7-8, Isa 10:5; Hos 12:1-2
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I have offended 2Kgs 18:7; 1Kgs 20:4; Prov 29:25; Luke 14:32
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2Kgs 12:18, 2Kgs 16:8; 1Kgs 15:15, 1Kgs 15:18-19; 2Chr 16:2
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gold 1Kgs 6:31-35; 2Chr 29:3
it Heb. them
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am 3294, bc 710
the king 2Chr 32:9; Isa 20:1, Isa 36:2
Tartan Calmet remarks, that these are not the names of persons, but of offices: Tartan signifies "he who presides over gifts or tribute;" Rabsaris, "the chief of the eunuchs;" and Rabshakeh, "the chief cup-bearer."
great Heb. heavy
the conduit of the upper pool If the Fuller's field were near En-Rogel, or the Fuller's fountain, east of Jerusalem, as is generally supposed, then the conduit of the upper pool may been an aqueduct that brought the water from the upper or eastern reservoir of that fountain, which had been seized in order to distress the city. 2Kgs 20:20; Isa 7:3, Isa 22:9-11, Isa 36:2
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Eliakim 2Kgs 19:2; Isa 22:20-24, Isa 36:3, Isa 36:22, Isa 37:2
Shebna Isa 22:15-19
the scribe or, secretary, 2Sam 8:17 *marg.
the recorder 2Sam 8:16, 2Sam 20:24; 1Kgs 4:3; 2Chr 34:8
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Rabshakeh He was the chief speaker, being a very eloquent man, and, according to the Hebrews, whom Procopius follows, an apostate Jew; which is not improbable, as he spoke Hebrew so fluently; and when he blasphemed the Divine Majesty, the king and nobles rent their clothes, which was usual unless the blasphemer were an Israelite.
Thus saith 2Chr 32:10; Isa 10:8-14, Isa 36:4, Isa 37:13; Dan 4:30
What confidence 2Kgs 18:22, 2Kgs 18:29-30, 2Kgs 19:10; 2Chr 32:7-8, 2Chr 32:10-11, 2Chr 32:14-16; Ps 4:2; Isa 36:4, Isa 36:7, Isa 37:10
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sayest or, talkest
vain words Heb. word of the lips, I have counsel and strength for the war. or, but counsel and strength are for the war. Prov 21:30-31
rebellest 2Kgs 18:14
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trustest Heb. trustest thee
the staff Isa 36:6; Ezek 29:6-7
upon Egypt Isa 30:2, Isa 30:7, Isa 31:1-3
so is Pharaoh 2Kgs 17:4; Jer 46:17
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We trust 2Kgs 18:5; Dan 3:15; Matt 27:43
whose high places 2Kgs 18:4; 2Chr 31:1, 2Chr 32:12; Isa 36:7; 1Cor 2:15
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pledges Heb. hostages
I will deliver 1Sam 17:42, 1Sam 17:44; 1Kgs 20:10, 1Kgs 20:18; Neh 4:2-5; Ps 123:3-4; Isa 10:13-14; Isa 36:8-9
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How then Isa 10:8; Dan 2:37-38, Dan 4:22, Dan 4:37
thy trust 2Kgs 18:21; Deut 17:16; Isa 31:1, Isa 31:3, Isa 36:6, Isa 36:9; Jer 37:7, Jer 42:14-18; Ezek 17:15, Ezek 17:17
chariots Ps 20:7-8
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Amos I now 2Kgs 19:6, 2Kgs 19:22-37; 1Kgs 13:18; 2Chr 35:21; Isa 10:5-6; Amos 3:6; John 19:10-11
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Speak Perceiving that the object of this blasphemous caitiff was to stir up the people to sedition, they mildly and reasonably required him to make his proposals in the Syrian language.
in the Syrian language Ezra 4:7; Isa 36:11-12; Dan 2:4
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eat 2Kgs 6:25; Deut 28:53-57; Ps 73:8; Lam 4:5; Ezek 4:13, Ezek 4:15
their own piss Heb. the water of their feet
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Rabshakeh 2Chr 32:18; Isa 36:13-18
the king of Assyria 2Kgs 18:19; Ezra 7:12; Ps 47:2; Isa 10:8-13; Ezek 29:3, Ezek 31:3-10; Rev 19:6
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saith Ps 73:8-9
Let not 2Chr 32:11, 2Chr 32:15; Dan 3:15-17, Dan 6:16; John 19:10-11; 2Thess 2:4, 2Thess 2:8
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make you 2Kgs 18:22; 2Kgs 19:10, 2Kgs 19:22; Ps 4:2, Ps 11:1, Ps 22:7-8, Ps 71:9, Ps 71:11, Ps 125:1-2; Matt 27:43; Luke 23:35
this city 2Kgs 19:32-34
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Make an agreement with me or, Seek my favour, Heb. Make with me a blessing, Gen 32:20, Gen 33:11; Prov 18:16
eat ye 1Kgs 4:20, 1Kgs 4:25; Zech 3:10
cistern or, pit
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I come 2Kgs 18:11, 2Kgs 17:6, 2Kgs 17:23, 2Kgs 24:14-16, 2Kgs 25:11
like your own Exod 3:8; Num 13:26-27, Num 14:8; Deut 8:7-9, Deut 11:12, Deut 32:13-14
persuadeth or, deceiveth, 2Kgs 18:29
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Hath any 2Kgs 19:12-13, 2Kgs 19:17-18; 2Chr 32:14-17, 2Chr 32:19; Isa 10:10, Isa 36:18-20
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the gods 2Kgs 19:13; Num 13:21; 2Sam 8:9; Jer 49:23
Hamath Hamath, there is little doubt, was the Epiphania of the Greeks, as Josephus, Theodoret, and Jerome, expressly assert. It was a celebrated city of Syria, situated on the Orontes, and the present Hamah doubtless occupies its site; as Abulfeda, who was prince or emir of Hamah about ad 1345, expressly states, in his Description of Syria, that Hamah is an ancient city mentioned in the writings of the Israelites. It is still a considerable town, situated on both sides of the Orontes, about three days' journey and a half from Tripoli; and must contain, Burckhardt says, at least 30,000 inhabitants.
Arpad Arpad is probably the town of Arphas, mentioned by Josephus as limiting the province of Gamalitis, Gaulanitis, Batanea, and Trachonitis, to the ne; and the Raphan, or Raphanea, which Stephanus places near Epiphania.
the gods 2Kgs 17:24-33, Ava, Isa 36:18-19, Isa 37:11-12, Isa 37:18-19
have they delivered 2Kgs 17:6, 2Kgs 17:23-24, 2Kgs 17:30-31, 2Kgs 19:12-13
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Who are 2Kgs 19:17; Dan 3:15
that the Lord Exod 5:2; 2Chr 32:15; Job 15:25-26; Isa 10:15, Isa 37:23-29
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held their peace Ps 38:13-14, Ps 39:1; Prov 9:7, Prov 26:4; Amos 5:13; Matt 7:6
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with their clothes rent 2Kgs 5:7, 2Kgs 22:11, 2Kgs 22:19; Gen 37:29, Gen 37:34; Job 1:20; Isa 33:7, Isa 36:21-22; Jer 36:24; Matt 26:65
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am 3278, bc 726
in the third 2Kgs 18:9, 2Kgs 15:30, 2Kgs 17:1
Hezekiah 2Kgs 16:20; 1Chr 3:13; 2Chr 28:27, 2Chr 29:1; Matt 1:9-10, Ezekias
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Twenty and five years old As Ahaz was 20 years old when he began to reign, and died when he had reigned 16 years, his whole age only amounted to 36 years; and as Hezekiah was, at least, entering on his 25th year when he began to reign, then Ahaz must have been under 12 years of age when his son was born! This is not at all impossible, and there are well-attested facts of men having children at as early a period, especially in eastern countries., am 3278-3306, bc 726-698
Abi 2Chr 29:1, Abijah
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right in the sight 2Kgs 20:3; Exod 15:26; Deut 6:18; 2Chr 31:20-21; Job 33:27; Ps 119:128; Rom 7:12; Eph 6:1
according 2Kgs 22:2; 1Kgs 3:14, 1Kgs 11:4, 1Kgs 11:38, 1Kgs 15:5, 1Kgs 15:11; 2Chr 29:2
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removed 2Kgs 12:3, 2Kgs 14:4, 2Kgs 15:4, 2Kgs 15:35; Lev 26:30; 1Kgs 3:2-3, 1Kgs 15:14, 1Kgs 22:43; Ps 78:58; Ezek 20:28-29
brake 2Kgs 23:4; Deut 7:5, Deut 12:2-3; Judg 6:25, Judg 6:28; 1Kgs 15:12-13; 2Chr 19:3, 2Chr 31:1; 2Chr 33:3
images Heb. statues
the brazen serpent Num 21:8-9; John 3:14-15
unto those days 2Kgs 16:15
Nehushtan That is, a piece of brass.
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trusted 2Kgs 19:10; 2Chr 32:7-8; Job 13:15; Ps 13:5, Ps 27:1-2, Ps 46:1-2, Ps 84:12; Ps 146:5-6; Jer 17:7-8; Matt 27:43; Eph 1:12
after him 2Kgs 19:15-19, 2Kgs 23:25; 2Chr 14:11, 2Chr 16:7-9, 2Chr 20:20, 2Chr 20:35
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he clave None of the kings of Judah, from the time of the division of the kingdom, equalled Hezekiah in the stedfastness and simplicity of his dependence upon the Lord; in which he aspired to an equality with his progenitor David, who had reigned over the whole land. Even Asa, through weakness of faith, sought the assistance of a heathen prince; and Jehoshaphat formed an alliance with idolatrous Ahab; but Hezekiah clave to the Lord, in entire confidence and unreserved obedience, to the end of his life. Deut 10:20; Josh 23:8; Acts 11:23
from following him Heb. from after him
kept 2Kgs 17:13, 2Kgs 17:16, 2Kgs 17:19; Jer 11:4; John 14:15, John 14:21, John 15:10, John 15:14; 1John 5:3
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And the Lord Gen 21:22, Gen 39:2-3; 1Sam 18:14; 2Chr 15:2; Ps 46:11, Ps 60:12; Matt 1:23; Matt 28:20; Acts 7:9-10
he prospered Gen 39:2; 1Sam 18:5, 1Sam 18:14 *marg. 2Sam 8:6, 2Sam 8:14; 2Chr 31:21, 2Chr 32:30; Ps 1:3, Ps 60:12; Rom 8:31
rebelled 2Kgs 18:20, 2Kgs 16:7
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the Philistines 1Chr 4:41; 2Chr 28:18; Isa 14:29
Gaza Heb. Azzah
from the tower 2Kgs 17:9; 2Chr 26:10; Isa 5:2
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am 3281, bc 723
the fourth year 2Kgs 18:1, 2Kgs 17:4-6
Shalmaneser 2Kgs 17:3-23; Hos 10:14, Shalman
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am 3283, bc 721
they took it Hos 13:16; Amos 3:11-15, Amos 4:1-3, Amos 6:7, Amos 9:1-4; Mic 1:6-9, Mic 6:16, Mic 7:13
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the king 2Kgs 17:6, 2Kgs 19:11; 1Chr 5:26; Isa 7:8, Isa 8:4, Isa 9:9-21, Isa 10:5, Isa 10:11, Isa 37:12; Hos 8:8-9; Hos 9:3; Amos 5:1-3, Amos 5:6, Amos 5:25-27; Acts 7:43
Halah It is thought, with much probability, that Halah, or Chalach, is Ptolemy's Calachene, the northern part of Assyria; that Habor, or Chabor, is the mountain or mountainous country, between Media and Assyria, called by Ptolemy, Χαβωρας, Chaboras; and that Gozan is Gauzanitis of Ptolemy, situated between that mountain and the Caspian sea, and between the two channels of the river Cyrus.
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they obeyed not 2Kgs 17:7-23; Deut 8:20, Deut 11:28, Deut 29:24-28, Deut 31:17; Neh 9:17, Neh 9:26-27; Ps 107:17; Isa 1:19; Jer 3:8, Jer 7:23; Dan 9:6-11; Mic 3:4; 2Thess 1:8; 1Pet 2:8, 1Pet 4:17
Moses Num 12:7; Deut 34:5; Josh 1:1; 2Tim 2:24; Heb 3:5-6
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am 3291, bc 713
the fourteenth 2Chr 32:1-23; Isa 36:1-22
Sennacherib Heb. Sanherib
come up Isa 7:17-25, Isa 8:7-8, Isa 10:5; Hos 12:1-2
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I have offended 2Kgs 18:7; 1Kgs 20:4; Prov 29:25; Luke 14:32
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2Kgs 12:18, 2Kgs 16:8; 1Kgs 15:15, 1Kgs 15:18-19; 2Chr 16:2
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gold 1Kgs 6:31-35; 2Chr 29:3
it Heb. them
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am 3294, bc 710
the king 2Chr 32:9; Isa 20:1, Isa 36:2
Tartan Calmet remarks, that these are not the names of persons, but of offices: Tartan signifies "he who presides over gifts or tribute;" Rabsaris, "the chief of the eunuchs;" and Rabshakeh, "the chief cup-bearer."
great Heb. heavy
the conduit of the upper pool If the Fuller's field were near En-Rogel, or the Fuller's fountain, east of Jerusalem, as is generally supposed, then the conduit of the upper pool may been an aqueduct that brought the water from the upper or eastern reservoir of that fountain, which had been seized in order to distress the city. 2Kgs 20:20; Isa 7:3, Isa 22:9-11, Isa 36:2
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Eliakim 2Kgs 19:2; Isa 22:20-24, Isa 36:3, Isa 36:22, Isa 37:2
Shebna Isa 22:15-19
the scribe or, secretary, 2Sam 8:17 *marg.
the recorder 2Sam 8:16, 2Sam 20:24; 1Kgs 4:3; 2Chr 34:8
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Rabshakeh He was the chief speaker, being a very eloquent man, and, according to the Hebrews, whom Procopius follows, an apostate Jew; which is not improbable, as he spoke Hebrew so fluently; and when he blasphemed the Divine Majesty, the king and nobles rent their clothes, which was usual unless the blasphemer were an Israelite.
Thus saith 2Chr 32:10; Isa 10:8-14, Isa 36:4, Isa 37:13; Dan 4:30
What confidence 2Kgs 18:22, 2Kgs 18:29-30, 2Kgs 19:10; 2Chr 32:7-8, 2Chr 32:10-11, 2Chr 32:14-16; Ps 4:2; Isa 36:4, Isa 36:7, Isa 37:10
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sayest or, talkest
vain words Heb. word of the lips, I have counsel and strength for the war. or, but counsel and strength are for the war. Prov 21:30-31
rebellest 2Kgs 18:14
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trustest Heb. trustest thee
the staff Isa 36:6; Ezek 29:6-7
upon Egypt Isa 30:2, Isa 30:7, Isa 31:1-3
so is Pharaoh 2Kgs 17:4; Jer 46:17
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We trust 2Kgs 18:5; Dan 3:15; Matt 27:43
whose high places 2Kgs 18:4; 2Chr 31:1, 2Chr 32:12; Isa 36:7; 1Cor 2:15
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pledges Heb. hostages
I will deliver 1Sam 17:42, 1Sam 17:44; 1Kgs 20:10, 1Kgs 20:18; Neh 4:2-5; Ps 123:3-4; Isa 10:13-14; Isa 36:8-9
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How then Isa 10:8; Dan 2:37-38, Dan 4:22, Dan 4:37
thy trust 2Kgs 18:21; Deut 17:16; Isa 31:1, Isa 31:3, Isa 36:6, Isa 36:9; Jer 37:7, Jer 42:14-18; Ezek 17:15, Ezek 17:17
chariots Ps 20:7-8
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Amos I now 2Kgs 19:6, 2Kgs 19:22-37; 1Kgs 13:18; 2Chr 35:21; Isa 10:5-6; Amos 3:6; John 19:10-11
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Speak Perceiving that the object of this blasphemous caitiff was to stir up the people to sedition, they mildly and reasonably required him to make his proposals in the Syrian language.
in the Syrian language Ezra 4:7; Isa 36:11-12; Dan 2:4
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eat 2Kgs 6:25; Deut 28:53-57; Ps 73:8; Lam 4:5; Ezek 4:13, Ezek 4:15
their own piss Heb. the water of their feet
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Rabshakeh 2Chr 32:18; Isa 36:13-18
the king of Assyria 2Kgs 18:19; Ezra 7:12; Ps 47:2; Isa 10:8-13; Ezek 29:3, Ezek 31:3-10; Rev 19:6
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saith Ps 73:8-9
Let not 2Chr 32:11, 2Chr 32:15; Dan 3:15-17, Dan 6:16; John 19:10-11; 2Thess 2:4, 2Thess 2:8
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make you 2Kgs 18:22; 2Kgs 19:10, 2Kgs 19:22; Ps 4:2, Ps 11:1, Ps 22:7-8, Ps 71:9, Ps 71:11, Ps 125:1-2; Matt 27:43; Luke 23:35
this city 2Kgs 19:32-34
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Make an agreement with me or, Seek my favour, Heb. Make with me a blessing, Gen 32:20, Gen 33:11; Prov 18:16
eat ye 1Kgs 4:20, 1Kgs 4:25; Zech 3:10
cistern or, pit
32
I come 2Kgs 18:11, 2Kgs 17:6, 2Kgs 17:23, 2Kgs 24:14-16, 2Kgs 25:11
like your own Exod 3:8; Num 13:26-27, Num 14:8; Deut 8:7-9, Deut 11:12, Deut 32:13-14
persuadeth or, deceiveth, 2Kgs 18:29
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Hath any 2Kgs 19:12-13, 2Kgs 19:17-18; 2Chr 32:14-17, 2Chr 32:19; Isa 10:10, Isa 36:18-20
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the gods 2Kgs 19:13; Num 13:21; 2Sam 8:9; Jer 49:23
Hamath Hamath, there is little doubt, was the Epiphania of the Greeks, as Josephus, Theodoret, and Jerome, expressly assert. It was a celebrated city of Syria, situated on the Orontes, and the present Hamah doubtless occupies its site; as Abulfeda, who was prince or emir of Hamah about ad 1345, expressly states, in his Description of Syria, that Hamah is an ancient city mentioned in the writings of the Israelites. It is still a considerable town, situated on both sides of the Orontes, about three days' journey and a half from Tripoli; and must contain, Burckhardt says, at least 30,000 inhabitants.
Arpad Arpad is probably the town of Arphas, mentioned by Josephus as limiting the province of Gamalitis, Gaulanitis, Batanea, and Trachonitis, to the ne; and the Raphan, or Raphanea, which Stephanus places near Epiphania.
the gods 2Kgs 17:24-33, Ava, Isa 36:18-19, Isa 37:11-12, Isa 37:18-19
have they delivered 2Kgs 17:6, 2Kgs 17:23-24, 2Kgs 17:30-31, 2Kgs 19:12-13
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Who are 2Kgs 19:17; Dan 3:15
that the Lord Exod 5:2; 2Chr 32:15; Job 15:25-26; Isa 10:15, Isa 37:23-29
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held their peace Ps 38:13-14, Ps 39:1; Prov 9:7, Prov 26:4; Amos 5:13; Matt 7:6
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with their clothes rent 2Kgs 5:7, 2Kgs 22:11, 2Kgs 22:19; Gen 37:29, Gen 37:34; Job 1:20; Isa 33:7, Isa 36:21-22; Jer 36:24; Matt 26:65