So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
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The posts went - The bearers of the letters were probably the “runners” who formed a portion of the king’s bodyguard ([Reference 2 Kings 10:…

The posts. —The runners—that is, couriers (ᾰγγαροι). The Syriac uses the Latin word Tabellarii, “letter-carriers…

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his
princes throughout all Israel and Judah

Hezekiah made Israel as welcome to the Passover as any of his own subjects. Let us yield ourselves to the Lord. Do not say that you will do as you …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes