Hezekiah, like his officers, probably tore his clothes because of Rabshakeh’s blasphemies, and he put on sackcloth in self-humiliation and grief. H…

Went into the house of the Lord. —To humble himself before Jehovah and pray for help (Compare to 2 Chronicles 32:20).

And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it
The report of Rabshakeh's speech, recorded in the preceding chapter…

Hezekiah expre ed deep concern at the dishonor done to God by Rabshakeh's blasphemy. Those who speak from God to us—we should particularly desire t…