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Pride After God's Blessing
All commentators agree that Hezekiah's sin was pride. After God miraculously delivered him from Assyria and healed him from a fatal illness, he failed to give proper thanks. Instead, his heart was “lifted up,” leading him to boastfully display his kingdom’s treasures to the Babylonian envoys.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 32:25
18th Century
Theologian
His heart was lifted up — Hezekiah’s pride was shown when he unnecessarily displayed his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon ([Referen…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 32:25
19th Century
Bishop
But Hezekiah. — For Hezekiah’s pride, see the account of his reception of the Babylonian embassy (2 Kings 20:12–19;[Re…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 32:25
17th Century
Pastor
But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done
unto him
Both in the de…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 32:24–33
17th Century
Minister
God left Hezekiah to himself, so that by this trial and his weakness in it, what was in his heart might be known: that he was not as perfect in gra…