2 Kings 18:22

But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
say	תֹאמְר֣וּן tom.Run	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
trust	בָּטָ֑חְנוּ ba.Ta.che.nu	H982	figuratively · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ 'e.lo.Hei.nu	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
places	בָּמֹתָ֣יו ba.mo.Tav	H1116	an elevation · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
altars	מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו miz.be.cho.Tav	H4196	an altar · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ chiz.ki.Ya.hu	H2396	Chizkijah · proper noun, a man's name
away	הֵסִ֤יר he.Sir	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Judah	לִֽיהוּדָה֙ li.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Jerusalem	וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ve.li.Ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
worship	תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ tish.ta.cha.Vu	H7812	to depress · verb, hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
before	לִפְנֵי֙ lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 31:1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down t…
2 Kings 18:4-5 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for u…
2 Chronicles 32:12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one…
Isaiah 36:7 But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to…
Daniel 3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick,…
Matthew 27:43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
1 Corinthians 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:17–end

Here is, I. Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib's army, Kg2 18:17. He sent three of his great generals with a great host against Jerusalem. Is this the great king, the king of Assyria? No, never call him so; he is a base, false, perfidious man, and worthy to be made infamous to all ages; let him never be named with honour that could do such a dishonourable thing as this, to take Hezekiah's money, which he gave him upon condition he should withdraw his army, and then, instead of quitting his country according to the agreement, to advance against his capital city, and not send him his money again either. Those are wicked men indeed, and, let them be ever so great, we will call them so, whose pri…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 18:19

Rab-shakeh said--The insolent tone he assumed appears surprising. But this boasting [Kg2 18:19-25], both as to matter and manner, his highly colored picture of his master's powers and resources, and the impossibility of Hezekiah making any effective resistance, heightened by all the arguments and figures which an Oriental imagination could suggest, has been paralleled in all, except the blasphemy, by other messages of defiance sent on similar occasions in the history of the East.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 18:22

Whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away - This was artfully malicious. Many of the people sacrificed to Jehovah on the high places; Hezekiah had removed them, (Kg2 18:4), because they were incentives to idolatry: Rab-shakeh insinuates that by so doing he had offended Jehovah, deprived the people of their religious rights, and he could neither expect the blessing of God nor the cooperation of the people.

John Gill on 2 Kings 18:17

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem,.... Notwithstanding he took the above large sum of money of him, so false and deceitful was he: these were three generals of his army, whom he sent to besiege Jerusalem, while he continued the siege of Lachish; only Rabshakeh is mentioned in Isaiah 36:2 he being perhaps chief general, and the principal speaker; whose speech, to the end of this chapter, intended to intimidate Hezekiah, and dishearten his people, with some circumstances which attended it, are recorded word for word in Isaiah 36:1 throughout; See Gill on Isaiah 36:1 and notes on that chapter.

Dictionary and topics

Rabshakeh — Chief of the princes, the name given to the chief cup-bearer or the vizier of the Assyrian court; one of Sennacherib’s messengers to Hezekiah. See the speech he delivered, in the Hebrew language, in…
Scribes — Anciently held various important offices in the public affairs of the nation. The Hebrew word so rendered (sopher) is first used to designate the holder of some military office (Judg. 5:14; A.V.,…
Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Assyria · Sennacherib — Sennacherib
Diplomacy · harangue — harangue
Rab-Shakeh (Rabshakeh) · to Hezekiah and the surren — to Hezekiah and the surren
Sennacherib · and returns to Assyria — and returns to Assyria
War · Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing si — Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing si

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 18:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 18:19

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 18:22

John Gill on 2 Kings 18:17

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 18:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 18:19

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 18:22

John Gill on 2 Kings 18:17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 18:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 18:19-22

Rashi on 2 Kings 18:22