2 Kings 18:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:

Make an agreement with me by a present х `Aasuw (H6213) 'itiy (H8540) bªraakaah (H1293)] - Make to me a blessing; i:e., make peace with me.

And come out to me - issue from your barricaded walls, and surrender your city.

And then sat ye every man of his own vine ... After capitulating, you shall be allowed to enjoy liberty and the comforts of home, until the return of the Assyrian army from Egypt, when you shall be removed, conformably to the favourite policy pursued in ancient times toward a vanquished nation, to the region beyond the Tigris and the Euphrates, the pleasant and fertile land of the conqueror.

2 Kings 18:31

31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Makel an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: