2 Kings 18:26
“Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The Syrian language - i. e., Aramaic; probably the dialect of Damascus, a Semitic language nearly akin to their own, but…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Talk not with us in the Jews' language - The object of this blasphemous caitiff was to stir up the people to sedition,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 18:17-37
Here is, I. Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib's army, Kg2 18:17. He sent three of his great generals with a great host…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Further insolence of Rab-shakeh. He addresses the people that stand on the wall. Despair of hezekiah's ministers (2Ch…