2 Kings 18:31

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hearken	תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ tish.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine plural
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ chiz.ki.Ya.hu	H2396	Chizkijah · proper noun, a man's name
saith	אָמַ֜ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Assyria	אַשּׁ֗וּר 'a.Shur	H804	Ashshur · proper noun, a place name
Make	עֲשֽׂוּ 'a.su-	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
present	בְרָכָה֙ ve.ra.Khah	H1293	benediction · noun, common feminine singular absolute
out	וּצְא֣וּ u.tze.'U	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
eat	וְאִכְל֤וּ ve.'ikh.Lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
vine	גַּפְנוֹ֙ gaf.No	H1612	a vine (as twining) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
one	וְאִ֣ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
tree	תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ te.'e.na.To	H8384	the fig (tree or fruit) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
drink	וּשְׁת֖וּ u.she.Tu	H8354	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
one	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
waters	מֵֽי mei-	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural construct
cistern	בוֹרֽוֹ vo.Ro	H953	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a priso… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 4:25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
1 Kings 4:20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
Zechariah 3:10 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
Proverbs 18:16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Genesis 32:20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afte…
Genesis 33:11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged h…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

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 18:27

that they may eat, &c.--This was designed to show the dreadful extremities to which, in the threatened siege, the people of Jerusalem would be reduced. Next: 2 Kings Chapter 19

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 18:28

Hear the word of the great king - of Assyria - This was all intended to cause the people to revolt from their allegiance to their king.

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.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 18:13–end

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.,…
Assyria · Sennacherib — Sennacherib
Cistern · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
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 18:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 18:27

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 18:28

John Gill on 2 Kings 18:17

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 18:13–end

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 18:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 18:27

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 18:28

John Gill on 2 Kings 18:17

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 18:13–end

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 18:31-32

Rashi on 2 Kings 18:31