Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 18:13-17
13In the fourteenthH702H6240 yearH8141 of Hezekiah’sH2396 reignH4428, SennacheribH5576 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 attackedH5927H5921 and capturedH8610 allH3605 the fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063. 14So HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 sentH7971 word toH413 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 at LachishH3923, sayingH559, “I have done wrongH2398; withdrawH7725 from meH5921, and I will payH5375 whateverH834 you demandH5414 from meH5921.”
And the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 exactedH7760 fromH5921 HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 threeH7969 hundredH3967 talentsH3603 of silverH37011 and thirtyH7970 talentsH3603 of goldH2091.2 15HezekiahH2396 gave himH5414 allH3605 the silverH3701 that was foundH4672 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 and in the treasuriesH214 of the royalH4428 palaceH1004.
16At thatH1931 timeH6256 HezekiahH2396 strippedH7112 the gold with whichH2396 he had platedH6823 the doorsH1817 andH853 doorpostsH547 of the templeH1964 of the LORDH3068, andH4428H3063 he gave itH5414 to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804.
17Nevertheless, the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 sentH7971 the TartanH8661,3 the RabsarisH7249,4 and the RabshakehH7262,5 along with a great armyH3515, fromH4480 LachishH3923 toH413 KingH4428 HezekiahH2396H2428 at JerusalemH3389. They advanced upH5927H935 to JerusalemH3389H5927H935 and stationed themselvesH5975 by the aqueductH8585 of the upperH5945 poolH1295, on the roadH4546 to the Launderer’sH3526 FieldH7704.
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 18:14 300 talents is approximately 11.3 tons or 10.3 metric tons of silver. ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 18:14 30 talents is approximately 1.13 tons or 1.03 metric tons of gold. ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 18:17 Hebrew Tartan is the title of a field marshal, general, or commander in the Assyrian military. ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 18:17 Hebrew Rabsaris is the title of the chief eunuch in the Assyrian military. ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 18:17 Hebrew Rabshakeh is the title of a high-ranking Assyrian military officer; here and throughout chapters 18 and 19, as well as Isaiah 36 and 37. ↩
Commentaries on 2 Kings 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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