2 Kings 20:7
“And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah,.... Or "had said", (w) before the plaster of figs was directed to, or, however, laid on,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A lump of figs - The usual remedy in the East, even at the present day, for ordinary boils. But such a remedy would not…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Take a lump of figs - and laid it on the boil - We cannot exactly say in what Hezekiah's malady consisted. שחין shechin…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 20:1-11
The historian, having shown us blaspheming Sennacherib destroyed in the midst of the prospects of life, here shows us…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Take a lump[R.V. cake] of figs Except here and in Isaiah 38. -cake" is the constant rendering of A.V. for this word. See…