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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 37:6

The servants of the king of Assyria. — Not the usual word for “servants,” which might include high officers of state, but a less honourable one (na‘arâ), like puer in Latin, or garçon in French. He speaks of Rabshakeh (probably the king’s cup-bearer) as though he were only, after all, a valet.

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See also Isaiah 37:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 37:6. _THUS SHALL YE SAY_] כה תאמרון _ko tomerun_, "thus shall ye (_explicitly, earnestly_, and _positively_) say." The paragogic נ _nun_ deepens and increases the sense....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHEREWITH THE SERVANTS ... - Hebrew, נערי _na‛ărēy_ - The ‘youth,’ or the young men. The word properly denotes boys, youths, young men; and is used here probably by way of disparagement, in contradi...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 37 Hezekiah in the House of the Lord and Sennacherib's Second Attempt 1. _Hezekiah's humiliation and Isaiah sent for (Isaiah 37:1)_ 2. _The message from the prophet (Isaiah 37:6)_ 3. Rabshake...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISAIAH 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ISAIAH SAID. The message in verses: Isaiah 37:6; Isaiah 37:7 is shorter and calmer than the second....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Isaiah's answer far exceeds the king's request. He does not need now to pray, for he is already in possession of the Divine message for this crisis....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the servants_ Lit "the youths." Cf. 1 Kings 20:14....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. PERSEVERANCE, CHAPTER 37 1. THE PLEA TEXT: Isaiah 37:1-7 1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    7. SEND.. HIM] RV 'put a spirit in him.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 37 HEZEKIAH ASKS ISAIAH FOR ADVICE V1 When king Hezekiah heard the report from his th...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXVI HAD ISAIAH A GOSPEL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL? THE two narratives, in which Isaiah's career culminates-that of the Deliverance of Jerusalem Isaiah 36:1; Isaiah 37:1 and that of the Recovery of...

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

    Penitently, went Hezekiah immediately into the house of the Lord, while he sent messengers to Isaiah. The prophet sent them back with words of encouragement, declaring that God would deliver them. In...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    6._Thus saith Jehovah. _Isaiah begins by saying that he gives the reply in the name of God, and expressly declares that the oracle comes from God, both because prophets ought always to beware of bring...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 36, 37, 38, AND 39. Chapter s 36-39 relate the history of the invasion of Sennacherib, its result, and the sickness unto death of Hezekiah, which preceded it:...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND ISAIAH SAID UNTO THEM, THUS SHALL YOU SAY UNTO YOUR MASTER,.... Or, "your lord" q; King Hezekiah, whose ministers and messengers they were: THUS SAITH THE LORD, BE NOT AFRAID OF THE WORDS THOU HA...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Isaiah said unto them, when they had presented their message, THUS SHALL YE SAY UNTO YOUR MASTER, THUS SAITH THE LORD, BE NOT AFRAID OF THE WORDS THAT THOU HAST HEARD, WHEREWITH THE SERVANTS, lite...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE EFFECT OF SENNACHERIB'S BOAST UPON HEZEKIAH...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    KING HEZEKIAH PLEADS FOR THE INTERCESSION OF ISAIAH (ISAIAH 37:1). Isaiah 37:1 ‘And it came about that when king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth, and went i...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jehovah's message to the people by Isaiah. Sennacherib's message to Hezekiah. Hezekiah's prayer and Jehovah's answer. Destruction of Assyrians. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Eliakim, Shebna, I...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 37:3. _This is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy._ What moral idea can we form of a conqueror? A man hailed, adored, and applauded by the world. History is full of his fame, and...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter is the sequel of the preceding, and is so closely connected with it that the two really constitute but one narrative. Isaiah 37:22 of Isaiah 36:1. is more closely connected wit...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes (Isaiah 37:1), Yeah, man, it is bad. Rip, you know. and he covered himself with sackcloth (Isaiah 37:1), Now sackcloth was...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 20:15; 2 Kings 19:5; 2 Kings 22:15; Exodus 14:13;...

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