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Izhibhalo Ezingcwele
2 YooKumkani 18:14
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I have offended: 2 Kings 18:7, 1 Kings 20:4, Proverbs 29:25, Luke 14:32
Reciprocal: Joshua 10:3 - Lachish Joshua 15:39 - Lachish 2 Kings 10:5 - We are thy servants 2 Kings 15:20 - stayed not 2 Kings 17:3 - and Hoshea 2 Kings 17:4 - brought 2 Kings 18:20 - rebellest 2 Kings 19:8 - Lachish 2 Kings 23:33 - put Isaiah 10:27 - his burden Isaiah 33:8 - he hath broken Isaiah 33:18 - receiver Jeremiah 34:7 - Lachish Micah 1:13 - Lachish Micah 1:14 - give Nahum 1:11 - one Romans 1:31 - covenantbreakers
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish,.... A city in the tribe of Judah, about twenty miles from Jerusalem, towards the southwest q; which the king of Assyria was now besieging, 2 Chronicles 32:9 at first Hezekiah made provision to defend himself, and encouraged his people not to be afraid of the king of Assyria, 2 Chronicles 32:1, but understanding he had taken his fortified cities, and made such progress with his arms, he was disheartened, and sent an embassy to him to sue for peace; judging it more advisable to buy it than to expose his capital to a siege; in which he betrayed much weakness and distrust of the power and providence of God:
saying, I have offended; not the Lord, but the king of Assyria by rebelling against him, or refusing to pay the yearly tribute to him; he owned he had acted imprudently, and had given him, just occasion to invade his land:
return from me; from his land, from proceeding to Jerusalem, which he seemed to have a design upon, and go back to his own country with his army, and make no further conquests:
that which thou puttest on me I will bear; what mulct or fine he should lay upon him, or tribute he should impose upon him, or whatever he should demand of him, he would submit to:
and the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold; to be paid to him directly; which, according to Brerewood r, amounted to 247,500 pounds.
q Bunting's Travels, &c. p. 99. r De Ponder. & Pret. Vet. Num. c. 5.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Return from me - Or “retire from me,” i. e., “withdraw thy troops.”
Three hundred talents ... - According to Sennacherib’s own account, the terms of peace were as follows:
(1) A money payment to the amount of 800 talents of silver and 30 talents of gold.
(2) the surrender of the Ekronite king.
(3) a cession of territory toward the west and the southwest, which was apportioned between the kings of Ekron, Ashdod, and Gaza.