2 Kings 19:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

2 KINGS CHAPTER 19 Hezekiah acquainteth Isaiah the prophet with the blasphemies of Rab-shakeh: he promiseth deliverance from the Lord, 2 Kings 19:1-7. Sennacherib is forced to march against the Moors; sendeth blasphemous letters to Hezekiah, 2 Kings 19:8-13. His prayer, 2 Kings 19:14-19. Isaiah prophesieth the destruction of Sennacherib, and good of Zion, 2 Kings 19:20-34. The same night an angel slayeth the Assyrians: Sennacherib is murdered at Nineveh by his own sons, 2 Kings 19:35-37. No text from Poole on this verse.

2 Kings 19:1

1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.