2 Kings 19:14 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

2 Kings 19:14

12 ^aHave the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of ^bEden who were in Telassar?

13 ^aWhere is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”

14 ^aAnd Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One ^awho dwells between the cherubim, ^bYou are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

16 ^aIncline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; ^bopen Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, ^cwhich he has sent to reproach the living God.

17 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

<< 2 Kings 19:13

2 Kings 19:15 >>

2 Kings 19:14-19

HEZEKIAH'S PRAYER. (2Ki. 19:14-34)

Hezekiah received the letter . . . and went up into the house of the Lord—Hezekiah, after reading it, hastened into the temple, spread it in the childlike confidence of faith before the Lord, as containing taunts deeply affecting the divine honor, and implored deliverance from this proud defier of God and man. The devout spirit of this prayer, the recognition of the Divine Being in the plenitude of His majesty—so strikingly contrasted with the fancy of the Assyrians as to His merely local power; his acknowledgment of the conquests obtained over other lands; and of the destruction of their wooden idols which, according to the Assyrian practice, were committed to the flames—because their tutelary deities were no gods; and the object for which he supplicated the divine interposition—that all the kingdoms of the earth might know that the Lord was the only God—this was an attitude worthy to be assumed by a pious theocratic king of the chosen people.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Kings 19:14:

Jeremiah 20:12
Philippians 4:6

<< 2 Kings 19:13

2 Kings 19:15 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.

Join 137,134+ readers

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning

Consistent Bible study is hard to start.

The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.

Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.

A Verse and a Thought,Every Morning

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning