King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: “I have done wrong. I will pay whatever tribute money you demand if you will only withdraw.” The king of Assyria then demanded a settlement of more than eleven tons of silver and one ton of gold.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Return from me - Or “retire from me,” that is, “withdraw your troops.”

Three hundred talents ... - According to Sennacherib’s …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Lachish.Um-Lâkis, in the south-west corner of Judah, close to the Philistine border, and near the high road from Judea…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to
Lachish
A city in the tribe…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The invasion Sennacherib made upon Judah was a great calamity to that kingdom, by which God would try the faith of Hezekiah and chastise the people…