2 Kings 19:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

2 Kings 19:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hezekiah received the letter - The inscriptions show that scribes accompanied the Assyrian armies, with the materials of their craft, so that such a dispatch might be easily drawn up. As Hezekiah...
2 Kings 19:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 (h) LORD. (h) Before the Ark of the covenant.
2 Kings 19:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 19:2 . unto Isaiah: from the Book of Isaiah we learn that the prophet had steadily opposed Hezekiah's intrigues against Assyria. Shelna: Isaiah 22:15-25 *. 2 Kings 19:9 . Ethiopia...
2 Kings 19:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the house of the LORD. Hezekiah's zeal for the house of Jehovah is seen in his "Songs of the degrees". Compare Psalms 122:1 ; Psalms 122:9 ; Psalms 134:1 ; Psalms 134:2 . See App-67.
2 Kings 19:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Spread it before the Lord - The temple was...
2 Kings 19:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hezekiah, mourning, sendeth to Isaiah to pray for him; he comforteth him: Sennacherib sendeth a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah; Hezekiah's prayer. An angel slayeth the Assyrians: Sennacherib is sla...
2 Kings 19:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Hezekiah received the letter ... a...
2 Kings 19:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Deliverance of Jerusalem 2. Isaiah the prophet] This is the first mention of Isaiah in this book, but his own writings show that he had been an active teacher and statesman not only during the...
2 Kings 19:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The letter. — The Hebrew word is plural, like the Latin litterae. The first “it” is plural, the second singular. 2 Kings 19:10-13 may be regarded as embodying the substance of the letter, which...
2 Kings 19:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE GREAT DELIVERANCE B.C. 701 2 Kings 19:1-37 "There brake He the arrows of the bow, the shield, the sword, and the battle." - Psalms 76:3 . "And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the s...
2 Kings 19:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Spreading the Case before the Lord 2 Kings 19:14-24 That bowed form of King Hezekiah, kneeling before God with this insolent and blasphemous effusion spread out before him, is a beautiful sugge...
2 Kings 19:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the presence of the undoubted peril, Hezekiah in penitence turned to his old and trusted friend, the prophet Isaiah, and charged him to pray for that remnant of God's people which still remained....
2 Kings 19:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

See, Reader, see how sweet and precious the blessed effects of grace! And, Lord, so do thou cause me to do by all the letters, and threats, and messages, and temptations of the devil, and all his par...
2 Kings 19:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE SPREAD LETTER ‘And Hezekiah received the letter … and spread it before the Lord.’ 2 Kings 19:14 I. Here is a good man whose first thought in trouble is to carry the distress to God. —Th...
2 Kings 19:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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2 Kings 19:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 14. And read it. ] Heb., Them: a...
2 Kings 19:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord Into the outward court of the temple, for further he might not go, and at the entrance of the court of the priests, he looked toward the sanctuary, where...
2 Kings 19:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GOD'S ANSWER THROUGH ISAIAH (vv.1-7) Hezekiah, when he heard the report, showed the same humble attitude as his three servants had. He tore his cloches and put on sackcloth, the symbol of repent...
2 Kings 19:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sennacherib Sends to Hezekiah. B. C. 710. 8 So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king...
2 Kings 19:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Into the house of the Lord, i.e. into the court of the temple; for further he might not enter. Before the Lord, i.e. before the ark or temple; which he did, not to acquaint God, but to strengthen...
2 Kings 19:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

News of The Approach Of A Large Egyptian Army Under Tirhakah, King Of Cush (the Sudan), Causes A Change Of Attitude And A Further Attempt To Obtain King Hezekiah's Submission ( 2 Kings 19:9-14 )....
2 Kings 19:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

JERUSALEM SUPERNATURALLY DELIVERED CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 19:2 . Sent to the prophet Isaiah— The prophet, in that Jewish age, was regarded as the messenger and representative...
2 Kings 19:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 Hezekiah's letter would be very different in form from our letters. The Assyrians did not use paper or even skins, but did their writing on clay. It is very likely that the letter wa...
2 Kings 19:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 19:7 . I will send a blast, not the simoon or hot wind, very sulphurous and destructive, as in Berosus, but the immediate visitation of an angel, as when the firstborn of the Egyptians wer...
2 Kings 19:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass when King Hezekiah heard it, he rent his clothes. A nation’s calamities, counsellor, and God I. The exposure of a nation to an overwhelming calamity. 1. The nature of the...
2 Kings 19:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 19:1-12 SECOND EXPEDITION OF SENNACHERIB AGAINST HEZEKIAH ( continued ). The chapter falls into four portions: (1) The sequel to the embassy of Rabshakeh...
2 Kings 19:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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. This is a fine example to follow in case of...
2 Kings 19:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:28-30 ; Ezra 9:5 ; Isaiah 37:14 ; Psalms 123:1-4 ; Psalms 74:10 ; Psalms 74:11 ; Psalms 91:1 ; Psalms 91:2

2 Kings 19:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 19:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 19:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 19:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 19:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 19:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 19:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 19:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 19:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge