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2 Kings 19:8

2 Kings 19:8
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

On Lachish and Libnah, see Jos 10:3, note; Jos 10:29, note. The phrase, “he was departed from Lachish” is suggestive of…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Libnah - Lachish - These two places were not very distant from each other; they were in the mountains of Judah,…

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

Sennacherib's letter to Hezekiah (2Ch 32:17; Isa 37:8-13)

8. So Rab-shakeh returned i.e. Southward, towards Lachish, but…