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Does not Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, Yahweh our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
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The Enemy's Psychological Warfare
Commentators explain that the Assyrian commander's speech is a classic example of psychological warfare. He twists Hezekiah's call for faith into a death sentence by famine and thirst. Scholars note that Assyrian records confirm this was a common tactic: demoralize an enemy by making their trust in their god seem foolish and fatal.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The author of Chronicles compresses into 13 verses the history that occupies a chapter and a half in the book of Kings ([Reference 2 Kings 18:17–19…
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Anglican
A brief summary of what is related in 2 Kings 18:17–19:37.
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Reformed Baptist
Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine, and by thirst
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