2 Kings 20:18

And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ u.mi.ba.Nei.kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
issue	יֵצְא֧וּ ye.tze.'U	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
beget	תּוֹלִ֖יד to.Lid	H3205	to bear young · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
away	יִקָּ֑חוּ yi.kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
eunuchs	סָֽרִיסִ֔ים sa.ri.Sim	H5631	a eunuch · noun, common masculine plural absolute
palace	בְּהֵיכַ֖ל be.hei.Khal	H1964	a large public building · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
king	מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶֽל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 33:11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him wi…
2 Kings 24:12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: a…
Daniel 1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed,…
2 Kings 25:6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

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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 20:18

They shall be eunuchs - Perhaps this means no more than that they should become household servants to the kings of Babylon. See the fulfillment, Kg2 24:13-15, and Dan 1:1-3.

John Gill on 2 Kings 20:12

At that time Berodachbaladan,.... He is called Merodachbaladan, Isaiah 39:1, so here in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions; See Gill on Isaiah 39:1; and by Metasthenes (z) his father is called Merodach, and he Ben Merodach, who reigned twenty one years, and his father fifty two; from hence to the end of 2 Kings 20:12 the same account is given in the same words as in Isaiah 39:1 throughout, except in 2 Kings 20:13, where it is, "hearkened unto them", and there, "glad of them"; heard the letter the ambassadors brought with pleasure; see the notes there. See Gill on Isaiah 39:1 and following. (z) Ut supra. (De Judicio Temp. fol. 221. 2.)

The Church Fathers

"Spadones" are eunuchs. And he says this concerning the three young men and Daniel, since they were descended from this Hezekiah.
— Origen of Alexandria, FRAGMENTS ON KINGDOMS 22

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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
Palaces · Of kings: Often attended by eunuchs as servants — Of kings: Often attended by eunuchs as servants
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 20:18

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 20:18

John Gill on 2 Kings 20:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 20:18

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 20:18

John Gill on 2 Kings 20:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 20:12-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 20:18

Rashi on 2 Kings 20:18