THIRD YEAR OF HOSHEA. Hoshea began in the twelfth year of Ahaz. Therefore Hezekiah began in the fifteenth year of Ahaz. Ahaz reigned sixteen years, but was deposed by Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:3; 2 Kings 17:4), who set up Hezekiah. Hezekiah rebelled (2 Kings 18:7), which shows he was under Assyria til... [ Continue Reading ]
ABI. In 2 Chronicles 29:1 it is "Abijah", but "Abi" may be the abbreviation of "Abijah", the "i" or "j" standing for "jah".... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
GROVES. _'Asherah,_ singular. See note on Exodus 34:13, and App-42. BRASEN SERPENT. Compare Numbers 21:9. Now 835 years old. (From 1452 to 617. 835). CHILDREN. sons. NEHUSHTAN. a brass thing.... [ Continue Reading ]
TRUSTED. confided. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. NONE LIKE HIM: i.e. for trust in Jehovah. Same praise given of Josiah (2 Kings 23:25), but in. different respect.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. This "and" is contained in some codices, two early printed editions, Syriac, and Vulgate. The Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) emphasizing the Figure of speech _Synonymies,_ by which the phrases are heaped up to express Hezekiah's goodness,... [ Continue Reading ]
IT CAME TO PASS. Compare 2 Kings 17:3. SHALMANESER. Commenced the siege; Sargon, his successor, completed it after three years. Compare 2 Kings 17:5; 2 Kings 17:6, where we have the same interval as here. In Saigon's own inscription he refers to the "tributes imposed upon them by the former king".... [ Continue Reading ]
THE END OF THREE YEARS. See note on 2 Kings 17:5. THEY. Septuagint and Syriac read "he": i.e. Sargon. See note on 2 Kings 17:5; 2 Kings 17:6. Sargon took it after Shalmanoser's death.... [ Continue Reading ]
HALAH. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "Halath".... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES THE SERVANT OF THE LORD. See note on Deuteronomy 34:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOURTEENTH YEAR. This was the first invasion of Judah which Sennacherib's inscription enlarges upon, but is only mentioned here. See note on 2 Kings 18:17. Compare Isaiah 36; Isaiah 37, and 2 Chronicles 32. ALL THE FENCED CITIES. Forty-six are mentioned in the inscriptions (see App-67).... [ Continue Reading ]
SENT. Sennacherib had not approached Jerusalem yet. I HAVE OFFENDED. See 2 Kings 18:7. THREE HUNDRED TALENTS. The Assyrian inscriptions say 800, the exact equivalent of 300 Hebrew (silver) talents. See note on "twenty" (2 Kings 15:27).... [ Continue Reading ]
TREASURES. treasuries. See note on Isaiah 39:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
PILLARS, or supports. IT. them.... [ Continue Reading ]
KING OF ASSYRIA. Some suppose Sargon, and treat Sennacherib as. mistake here. But probably Sennacherib was the co-regent in the field. Compare Jerusalem's being taken by Nebuchadnezzar, while Nabo-polassar was king in Babylon. So Belshazzar was co-regent with Nabonnedus at the taking of Babylon. SE... [ Continue Reading ]
HOUSEHOLD. palace.... [ Continue Reading ]
RAB-SHAKEH SAID. See the references to this in Hezekiah's "Songs of the degrees". Psalms 120:2; Psalms 120:3; Psalms 128:3; Psalms 128:4, and compare Isaiah 37:4. See App-67. WHAT CONFIDENCE... ? Note the Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6), which the Rab-shakeh constantly uses. See verses: 2 Kings... [ Continue Reading ]
VAIN WORDS. Hebrew word of lips. lip-words.... [ Continue Reading ]
TRUSTEST, &C.. policy opposed by Isaiah (Isaiah 30:2; Isaiah 31:4). BRUISED REED. Compare Ezekiel 29:6. KING OF EGYPT. Probably Shabako, the successor of So. See note on 2 Kings 19:9, and Compare 2 Kings 17:3; 2 Kings 17:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF YE SAY. Isaiah 36:7. If thou say. Spoken to one, but meant for all.... [ Continue Reading ]
SYRIAN. Aramaic.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORD. message. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "words".... [ Continue Reading ]
DECEIVED RAISE FALSE HOPES. Note the (_Lamed_) here, as in the first occurrence (Genesis 3:13). HIS HAND. his [i.e. Asshurs king's] hand. Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Vulgate, read "my hand".... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKE [AN AGREEMENT]. Get. blessing out of my coming. Literally. Make with me. blessing. COME OUT: i.e. capitulate.... [ Continue Reading ]
A LAND. Note the Figure of speech _Anaphora_ (App-6) for emphasis. WINE. Hebrew tirosh. see App-27. DELIVER. rescue... [ Continue Reading ]
HAMATH. Compare 2 Kings 17:24. ARPAD.. city of Syria, north-west of Aleppo. Now identified with _Tell Erfud._ SEPHARVAIRN. On the Euphrates, north of Babylon. See note on 2 Kings 17:24. HENA, AND IVAH. Probably the names of gods or goddesses. SAMARIA. See note on 2Ki 17:5, 2 Kings 17:24. Hamath,... [ Continue Reading ]
WITHOUT THE LORD. Either said in pretence, or from having heard Jehovah's prophecies (Compare 2 Kings 19:25 with Isaiah 10:5).... [ Continue Reading ]