And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
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Gill's Exposition
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness,.... His acts of piety and liberality:
behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz; in the prophecy of…
Adam Clarke
Pleasant jewels - כלי חמדה keley chemdah, desirable vessels or utensils.
Here we conclude the story of Hezekiah with an account of three things concerning him: -
I. His sickness and his recovery from it, Ch2 32:24. The account of his sickness is but briefly mentioned…
Cambridge Bible
riches and honour Cp. 2Ki 20:13 (Isa 39:2).
shields If the text be correct we must think of silver and gold in the form of shields; cp. 2Ch 9:15-16; but perhaps we should read migdânoth, "precious…
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