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2 Kings 18:35 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 18 · verse 35
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?2 Kings 18:35 · King James Version
2 Kings 18:35 in context
33Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
34Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
35Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
36But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
37Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- countriesʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- deliverednâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- godsʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Here is, I. Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib's army, Kg2 18:17. He sent three of his great generals with a great host against Jerusalem. Is this the great king, the king of Assyria? No, never call him so; he is a base, false, perfidious man, and worthy to be made infamous to all ages;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-37