And Hezekiah was glad of them - Possibly he regarded himself as flattered by an embassy from such a great distance, and so celebrated a plac…

Showed them the house of his precious things. —This fixes the date of the embassy at a time prior to the payment to Senna…

And Hezekiah was glad. The Prophet performs the role of the historian, for he merely relates what Hezekiah did and will afterwards explain…

And Hezekiah was glad of them. Not of the presents, for he was very rich, and stood in no need of them, nor does it appea…

1. At that time. The first point concerns the congratulations from friends, shown in the sending of messengers and…