And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
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Gill's Exposition
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto King Hezekiah with a great army,.... Notwithstanding he had taken Hezekiah's money to withdraw his army out of his country, yet…
Barnes' Notes
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh - In 2Ki 18:17, it is said that he sent Tartan, and Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh. In regard to Tartan, see the note at Isa 20:1. It is probable that Rabshakeh only is…
We shall here only observe some practical lessons. 1. A people may be in the way of their duty and yet meet with trouble and distress. Hezekiah was reforming, and his people were in some measure…
Cambridge Bible
Rabshakehis not a proper name, but an official designation, like the Tartan (see ch. Isa 20:1) and the Rab-saris (chief eunuch) who are mentioned along with him in 2Ki 18:17. The Assyrian word is…
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