They saw it; they did only look upon it, but not come into it, nor shoot an arrow there, nor cast a bank against it, as is said upon this or the like occasion, 2 Kings 19:32. So they marvelled, not so much at the structure or strength of the city, as at the wonderful works wrought by God on their behalf. They were troubled and hasted away: see 2 Kings 19:35.
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Psalms 48:5
5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.