2 Kings 19:14
“And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Hezekiah received the letter - The inscriptions show that scribes accompanied the Assyrian armies, with the materials of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Spread it before the Lord - The temple was considered to be God's dwelling-place; and that whatever was there was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 19:8-19
Rabshakeh, having delivered his message and received no answer (whether he took this silence for a consent or a slight…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Hezekiah spreads the letter before the Lord, and prays for deliverance (2Ch 32:20; Isa 37:14-20)
14. Hezekiah received…
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