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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

2 Kings 20:17

This judgment is denounced against him for his pride, which God exceedingly abhors; and for his ingratitude, whereby he took that honour to himself which he should have given entirely to God, and abused God's gifts and favours to the gratification of his own lusts; of both which see 2 Chronicles 32:25,26; and for his carnal confidence in that league which he had now made with the king of Babylon, by which, it is probable, he thought his mountain to be so strong, that it could not be removed.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ INTO BABYLON. Compare 2 Chronicles 33:11, and see note on 2 Kings 20:12. A remarkable prophecy, as Babylon was of little account as yet (compare Isaiah 39:6). Th...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEN CAME ISAIAH THE PROPHET UNTO KING HEZEKIAH, AND SAID UNTO HIM, WHAT SAID THESE MEN? AND FROM WHENCE CAME THEY UNTO THEE? AND HEZEKIAH SAID, THEY ARE COME FROM A FAR COUNTRY, EVEN FROM BABYLON._...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 20 HEZEKIAH’S ILLNESS V1 During that time, Hezekiah became ill. He almost died. The *prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, wen...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BEHOLD, THE DAYS COME ... — Comp. 2 Chronicles 32:25; 2 Chronicles 32:31. It is there said that Divine wrath fell upon Hezekiah, because his heart was lifted up; and that the Babylonian embassy was an...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הִנֵּה֮ יָמִ֣ים בָּאִים֒ וְ נִשָּׂ֣א ׀ כָּל ־

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Babylon, under the last kings of Juda. It cannot be explained of Sennacherib, chap. xviii. 15._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Hezekiah hauing receiued a message of death, by prayer hath his life lengthned. 8 The [HEZEKIAH SICKE.] Sunne goeth tenne degrees backward, for a signe of that promise. 12 Berodach Baladan sendi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Behold, the clays come that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, in the form of treasures of every kind, SHALL BE CARRIED INTO BABYLON; NOTHING S...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Hezekiah's Vanity...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    12-21 The king of Babylon was at this time independent of the king of Assyria, though shortly after subdued by him. Hezekiah showed his treasures and armour, and other proofs of his wealth and power....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 20:17 days H3117 coming H935 (H8802) house H1004 fathers H1 accumulated H686 (H8804) day H3117 carried...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE VISIT OF THE BABYLONIAN AMBASSADORS (2 KINGS 20:12). News of Hezekiah's sickness had reached Babylon, who may already have been in negotiations with him, and the consequence was that the king of B...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Hezekiah's illness and recovery. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Berodach-baladan. CONCLUSION: Neither greatness nor goodness can exempt us from sickness, yet often when the death sente...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death._ THE BLESSING OF SICKNESS A Christian man of intense business enterprise and activity was laid aside by sickness. He who never would intermit his labours...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 20:13 HE SHOWED THEM ALL HIS TREASURE HOUSE. Hezekiah is evidently proud of his wealth. After the kingdom falls, though, NOTHING SHALL BE LEFT, and even some of the king’s...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 20:12. MERODACH-BALADAN, KING OF BABYLON—This is the first mention of a king of Babylon in Bible history, for hitherto Babylon had only viceroys sent from the...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in those days Hezekiah was very sick (2 Kings 20:1). Actually he was dying. And Isaiah came to him, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Set your house in order; for you're going to die, and not live...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Behold — This judgment is denounced against him for his pride; for his ingratitude, whereby he took that honour to himself which he should have given entirely to God; and for his carnal confidence in...

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