Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 18:24

"How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master`s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?" — 2 Kings 18:24 (ASV)

How then. —Literally, And how. The connection of thought is: (But you cannot); and how ...

Turn away the face of ... —i.e., repulse, reject the demand of ... (1 Kings 2:16)

One captain of the least of my master’s servants. —Rather, a pasha who is one of the smallest of my lord’s servants. He means himself. The word we render “pasha” is, in the Hebrew, pa’hath, a word which used to be derived from Persian, but which is now known to be Semitic, from the corresponding Assyrian words pahat, “prefect,” “provincial governor,” and pihat, “prefecture.”

And put your trust. —Rather, but you have put your trust; assigning a ground for Hezekiah’s folly. There should be a stop at “servants.” (Compare to Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots.)