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Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews` language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Syrian language - that is, Aramaic; probably the dialect of Damascus, a Semitic language closely related to their own, but sufficiently …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Speak, I pray thee ... in the Syrian language. — Hezekiah’s ministers naturally feared the effect of Rab-shakeh’s argumen…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 2 Kings 18:17)

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Rabshakeh tries to convince the Jews that it was pointless for them to resist. What confidence is this in which you trust? It would be well if sinn…

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