Hezekiah. .. rent his clothes. .. and went into the house of the Lord
The distress, of Hezekiah
Hezekiah was probably weak in body, and therefore had lost true courage of soul.
(J. Parker, D. D.)
Peril should drive the soul to God
The best way to baffle the malicious designs of our enemies against us is to be driven by them to God and to our duty, and so to fetch meat out of the eater. Rabshakeh intended to frighten Hezekiah from the Lord, but it proves that he frightens him to the Lord. The wind, instead of forcing the traveller’s coat from him, makes him wrap it closer about him. (M. Henry.)