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2 Kings 18:30

2 Kings 18:30
Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

2 Kings 18:29-30

There were two grounds, and two only, on which Hezekiah could rest his refusal to surrender, (1) ability to resist by his own natural military strength and that of his allies; and (2) expectation…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Kings 18:17-37

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

this city shall not be delivered R.V. given. The Hebrew word is not the same as that rendered -deliver" in this verse and the previous one. It is desirable that the difference should be made plain to…