2 Kings 20:14

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
came	וַיָּבֹא֙ vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Isaiah	יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ ye.sha'.Ya.hu	H3470	Jeshajah · proper noun, a man's name
prophet	הַנָּבִ֔יא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ chiz.ki.Ya.hu	H2396	Chizkijah · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	אָמְר֣וּ 'a.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
whence	וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙ u.me.'A.yin	H370	where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix · conjunction + preposition + interrogative particle
came	יָבֹ֣אוּ ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ chiz.ki.Ya.hu	H2396	Chizkijah · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
come	בָּ֖אוּ Ba.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
far	רְחוֹקָ֛ה re.cho.Kah	H7350	remote · adjective, feminine singular absolute
country	מֵאֶ֧רֶץ me.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Babylon	מִבָּבֶֽל mi.ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou sha…
Joshua 9:6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore m…
Joshua 9:9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of…
2 Samuel 12:7-15 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of…
2 Kings 5:25-26 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
2 Chronicles 16:7-10 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied…
2 Chronicles 25:7-9 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with a…
2 Chronicles 25:15-16 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 20:12–end

Here is, I. An embassy sent to Hezekiah by the king of Babylon, to congratulate him on his recovery, Kg2 20:12. The kings of Babylon had hitherto been only deputies and tributaries to the kings of Assyria, and Nineveh was the royal city. We find Babylon subject to the king of Assyria, Kg2 17:24. But this king of Babylon began to set up for himself, and by degrees things were so changed that Assyria became subject to the kings of Babylon. This king of Babylon sent to compliment Hezekiah, and ingratiate himself with him upon a double account. 1. Upon the account of religion. The Babylonians worshipped the sun, and, perceiving what honour their god had done to Hezekiah, in going back for his sa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 20:13

the silver, and the gold--He paid so much tribute to Sennacherib as exhausted his treasury (compare Kg2 18:16). But, after the destruction of Sennacherib, presents were brought him from various quarters, out of respect to a king who, by his faith and prayer, saved his country; and besides, it is by no means improbable that from the corpses in the Assyrian camp, all the gold and silver he had paid might be recovered. The vain display, however, was offensive to his divine liege lord, who sent Isaiah to reprove him. The answer he gave the prophet (Kg2 22:14) shows how he was elated by the compliment of their visit; but it was wrong, as presenting a bait for the cupidity of these rapacious forei…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 20:13

Hezekiah hearkened unto them - Instead of וישמע vaiyishma, he hearkened, וישמח vaiyismach, he rejoiced or was glad, is the reading of twelve of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., the parallel place, Isa 39:2, the Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Arabic, some copies of the Targum, and the Babylonian Talmud. All the house of his precious things - Interpreters are not well agreed about the meaning of the original נכתה nechothoh, which we here translate precious things, and in the margin spicery or jewels. I suppose the last to be meant. There was nothing in his house - He showed them through a spirit of folly and exultation, all his treasures, and no doubt those in the house of the Lord. And it is sa…

Dictionary and topics

Babylon, kingdom of — Called “the land of the Chaldeans” (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central Asia along the valley of the Tigris from the Persian Gulf northward for some 300 miles. It was famed…
Hezekiah · of Babylon — of Babylon
Isaiah · commissioners from Babylon — commissioners from Babylon
Rich, The · .Hezekiah — .Hezekiah

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 20:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 20:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 20:13

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 20:13

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 20:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 20:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 20:13

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 20:13

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Kings 20:12

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 20:12-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 20:12-13

Rashi on 2 Kings 20:14