But they remained silent – Hezekiah had commanded them not to answer. They were simply to hear what Rabshakeh had to propose, and to report …

But they held their peace ... — Hezekiah seems to have commanded silence, as if distrustful either of the wisdom of the a…

And they were silent. This is added so that we may more fully understand how deep the affliction was that prevailed throughout all of Jude…

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word
The three ministers of Hezekiah; not as confounded, and unabl…

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   And it came to pa in the fourteenth year. Here the author recounts, as a historical account, the destruction of the A y…