_AFTER THESE THINGS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT THEREOF, SENNACHERIB KING OF ASSYRIA CAME, AND ENTERED INTO JUDAH, AND ENCAMPED AGAINST THE FENCED CITIES, AND THOUGHT TO WIN THEM FOR HIMSELF._ After these things, and the establishment thereof - ie the restoration of the temple worship The precise AFTER... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND WHEN HEZEKIAH SAW THAT SENNACHERIB WAS COME, AND THAT HE WAS PURPOSED TO FIGHT AGAINST JERUSALEM,_ When Hesekiah saw that Sennacherib ... was purposed to fight against Jerusalem. An account of the means taken to fortify Jerusalem against the threatened siege is given only in this passage. The... [ Continue Reading ]
_HE TOOK COUNSEL WITH HIS PRINCES AND HIS MIGHTY MEN TO STOP THE WATERS OF THE FOUNTAINS WHICH WERE WITHOUT THE CITY: AND THEY DID HELP HIM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_SO THERE WAS GATHERED MUCH PEOPLE TOGETHER, WHO STOPPED ALL THE FOUNTAINS, AND THE BROOK THAT RAN THROUGH THE MIDST OF THE LAND, SAYING, WHY SHOULD THE KINGS OF ASSYRIA COME, AND FIND MUCH WATER?_ SO THERE WAS GATHERED MUCH PEOPLE ... WHO STOPPED ALL THE FOUNTAINS, AND THE BROOK THAT RAN THROUGH TH... [ Continue Reading ]
_ALSO HE STRENGTHENED HIMSELF, AND BUILT UP ALL THE WALL THAT WAS BROKEN, AND RAISED IT UP TO THE TOWERS, AND ANOTHER WALL WITHOUT, AND REPAIRED MILLO IN THE CITY OF DAVID, AND MADE DARTS AND SHIELDS IN ABUNDANCE._ He strengthened himself. He made a careful inspection of the city defenses for the p... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE SET CAPTAINS OF WAR OVER THE PEOPLE, AND GATHERED THEM TOGETHER TO HIM IN THE STREET OF THE GATE OF THE CITY, AND SPAKE COMFORTABLY TO THEM, SAYING,_ He ... gathered them together ... in the street of the gate of the city, х_ RªCHOWB_ (H7339) _ SHA`AR _ (H8179) _ HAA`IYR_ (H5892)] - i:e., t... [ Continue Reading ]
_BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS, BE NOT AFRAID NOR DISMAYED FOR THE KING OF ASSYRIA, NOR FOR ALL THE MULTITUDE THAT IS WITH HIM: FOR THERE BE MORE WITH US THAN WITH HIM:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN THEY CRIED WITH A LOUD VOICE IN THE JEWS' SPEECH UNTO THE PEOPLE OF JERUSALEM THAT WERE ON THE WALL, TO AFFRIGHT THEM, AND TO TROUBLE THEM; THAT THEY MIGHT TAKE THE CITY._ They cried with a loud voice ... unto the people of Jerusalem ... on the wall. It appears that the wall on the west side... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY SPAKE AGAINST THE GOD OF JERUSALEM, AS AGAINST THE GODS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH, WHICH WERE THE WORK OF THE HANDS OF MAN._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE LORD SENT AN ANGEL, WHICH CUT OFF ALL THE MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR, AND THE LEADERS AND CAPTAINS IN THE CAMP OF THE KING OF ASSYRIA. SO HE RETURNED WITH SHAME OF FACE TO HIS OWN LAND. AND WHEN HE WAS COME INTO THE HOUSE OF HIS GOD, THEY THAT CAME FORTH OF HIS OWN BOWELS SLEW HIM THERE WITH THE... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS THE LORD SAVED HEZEKIAH AND THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM FROM THE HAND OF SENNACHERIB THE KING OF ASSYRIA, AND FROM THE HAND OF ALL OTHER, AND GUIDED THEM ON EVERY SIDE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_IN THOSE DAYS HEZEKIAH WAS SICK TO THE DEATH, AND PRAYED UNTO THE LORD: AND HE SPAKE UNTO HIM, AND HE GAVE HIM A SIGN._ In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord - (see the notes at 2 Kings 20:1.) AND HE SPAKE UNTO HIM, AND HE GAVE HIM A SIGN. х_ WAYO'MER_ (H559) _ L... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT HEZEKIAH RENDERED NOT AGAIN ACCORDING TO THE BENEFIT DONE UNTO HIM; FOR HIS HEART WAS LIFTED UP: THEREFORE THERE WAS WRATH UPON HIM, AND UPON JUDAH AND JERUSALEM._ But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him. The conduct of Hezekiah in showing his armoury and treasur... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOTWITHSTANDING HEZEKIAH HUMBLED HIMSELF FOR THE PRIDE OF HIS HEART, BOTH HE AND THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM, SO THAT THE WRATH OF THE LORD CAME NOT UPON THEM IN THE DAYS OF HEZEKIAH._ Wrath ... came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. For even the sincere repentance of the servants of God, af... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HEZEKIAH HAD EXCEEDING MUCH RICHES AND HONOUR: AND HE MADE HIMSELF TREASURIES FOR SILVER, AND FOR GOLD, AND FOR PRECIOUS STONES, AND FOR SPICES, AND FOR SHIELDS, AND FOR ALL MANNER OF PLEASANT JEWELS;_ Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour - (cf. 2 Kings 20:13; Isaiah 39:2.) A great po... [ Continue Reading ]
_STOREHOUSES ALSO FOR THE INCREASE OF CORN, AND WINE, AND OIL; AND STALLS FOR ALL MANNER OF BEASTS, AND COTES FOR FLOCKS._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THIS SAME HEZEKIAH ALSO STOPPED THE UPPER WATERCOURSE OF GIHON, AND BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY OF DAVID. AND HEZEKIAH PROSPERED IN ALL HIS WORKS._ Stopped the ... water course of Gihon, and brought it ... to the west side of the city ... - (cf. 2 Kings 20:20.) Particular... [ Continue Reading ]
_HOWBEIT IN THE BUSINESS OF THE AMBASSADORS OF THE PRINCES OF BABYLON, WHO SENT UNTO HIM TO INQUIRE OF THE WONDER THAT WAS DONE IN THE LAND, GOD LEFT HIM, TO TRY HIM, THAT HE MIGHT KNOW ALL THAT WAS IN HIS HEART._ In the business of the ambassadors ... They brought a present (2 Chronicles 32:23) (s... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOW THE REST OF THE ACTS OF HEZEKIAH, AND HIS GOODNESS, BEHOLD, THEY ARE WRITTEN IN THE VISION OF ISAIAH THE PROPHET, THE SON OF AMOZ, AND IN THE BOOK OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL._ The rest of the acts of Hezekiah ... they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet ... and in the book of... [ Continue Reading ]