2 Kings 20:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. ”

2 Kings 20:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This prophecy had two fulfillments, each complementary to the other. Manasseh, Hezekiah’s actual son, was “carried to Babylon” 2 Chronicles 33:11 , but did not become a eunuch in the palace. Danie...
2 Kings 20:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Embassy of Merodach-baladan. The correct name of this king ( mg. ) is preserved in the parallel passage, Isaiah 39. The sickness of Hezekiah and the embassy for which his recovery was an excuse...
2 Kings 20:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

they. Hebrew text reads "he". But some codices with. early printed editions, read "they". Compare Isaiah 39:7 . eunuchs: i.e. courtiers, chamberlains, &c. Compare Genesis 37:36 and Danie...
2 Kings 20:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. They shall be eunuchs - Perhaps this means no...
2 Kings 20:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylo...
2 Kings 20:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery 1. In those days] The incidents related in this chapter probably took place before Sennacherib's invasion, for ( a ) the deliverance from the Assyrians is still...
2 Kings 20:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thy sons... beget — i.e. , thy descendants. Comp, the fulfilment ( Daniel 1:3 ). Ewald refers to the captivity of Hezekiah’s own son Manasseh ( 2 Chronicles 33:11 ). Eunuchs. — Rather, courtie...
2 Kings 20:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

HEZEKIAH'S SICKNESS, AND THE EMBASSY FROM BABYLON 2 Kings 20:1-19 "Thou hast loved me out of the pit of nothingness," - Isaiah 38:17 (A.V, margin) "See the shadow of the dial In the lot of...
2 Kings 20:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Mistake and Its Penalty 2 Kings 20:12-21 God does not always prolong life in answer to prayer, and we should always leave such things submissively to Him, because He may see reasons why it wo...
2 Kings 20:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the account of the last days of Hezekiah. From a severe sickness he was delivered in answer to prayer and by the intervention of the prophet. He again manifested weakness duri...
2 Kings 20:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! observe how men's punishments rise out of their very sins. Thy backslidings shall correct thee. How little did Hezekiah think that such events should follow. Oh! with what caution ought we to...
2 Kings 20:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 20:12
2 Kings 20:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Ver. 18. And of thy sons that shall issue...
2 Kings 20:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And of thy sons , &c. Thy grand-children, who are often called sons. They shall be eunuchs , &c. They shall be servants to that heathen monarch, whereby both their bodies will be subject to...
2 Kings 20:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

FIFTEEN YEARS ADDED TO HEZEKIAH'S LIFE (vv.1-11) "In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death" (v.1). This took place about the time that Assyria captured the fortified cities of Judah (ch.18...
2 Kings 20:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hezekiah's Piety and Death. B. C. 713. 12 At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Ba...
2 Kings 20:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Which thou shalt beget, i.e. of thy grandchildren, who are oft called sons. They shall be servants to that heathen monarch, whereby both their bodies will be subject to slavery, and the lusts of th...
2 Kings 20:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Visit Of The Babylonian Ambassadors ( 2 Kings 20:12-19 ). News of Hezekiah's sickness had reached Babylon, who may already have been in negotiations with him, and the consequence was that the...
2 Kings 20:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 20:12 . Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon —This is the first mention of a king of Babylon in Bible history, for hitherto Babylon had only viceroys sent f...
2 Kings 20:18 - Scofield Reference Notes

they shall Fulfilled. ( Daniel 1:3 ).
2 Kings 20:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:1 . In those days; the year after Hezekiah's deliverance from the Assyrians, and the fifteenth of his reign. 2 Kings 20:11 . He brought the shadow ten degrees backward. Signs of the...
2 Kings 20:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. The blessing of sickness A Christian man of intense business enterprise and activity was laid aside by sickness. He who never would intermit his labo...
2 Kings 20:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 20:1-12 ILLNESS OF HEZEKIAH AND EMBASSY OF MERODACH - BALADAN . HEZEKIAH 'S DEATH . The writer proceeds to relate an illness and a recovery of Hezekiah, wh...
2 Kings 20:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hezekiah's Vanity
2 Kings 20:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 33:11 ; 2 Kings 24:12 ; 2 Kings 25:6
2 Kings 20:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thy sons — Of thy grand — children. Eunuchs — They shall be servants to that heathen monarch, whereby both their bodies will be subject to slavery, and their souls exposed to the peril of idolatry,...

2 Kings 20:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 20:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 20:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 20:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 20:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 20:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 20:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 20:18 - Scofield Reference Notes

2 Kings 20:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 20:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 20:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 20:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 20:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes