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Am I now come up without Yahweh against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
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A Calculated Deception
The Rabshakeh's claim to have a command from Jehovah was likely a calculated psychological tactic. Scholars, like Charles Ellicott, note it was common in ancient warfare for invaders to claim the support of a nation's gods to demoralize them. Other commentators, like Albert Barnes, simply view it as a bold lie with no basis in fact, intended to weaken Judah's resolve.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Rabshakeh probably makes a bold assertion that had no basis in fact.
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord said to me. —Michaelis supposed that Sennacherib had consulted some of the captive priests of the Northern kingdom. Other…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 18:17)
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