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Don`t listen to Hezekiah: for thus says the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat you everyone of his vine, and everyone of his fig-tree, and everyone drink the waters of his own cistern;
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A Deceptive Offer of Peace
The Assyrian commander offers a tempting picture of peace and prosperity, inviting the people to eat from their own vines and fig trees. However, commentators explain this is a classic enemy tactic: a false promise designed to make them surrender. The offer is temporary, intended only to pacify them before they are deported, reminding believers to be wary of worldly offers that seem too good to be true.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Make an agreement ... - Rather, “Make peace with me.” The word, which primarily means “blessing,” and secondarily “a gift,” also has the mea…
19th Century
Anglican
Make an agreement with me by a present. —Literally, make with me a blessing, i.e. (according to the Targum and Syriac), “…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 18:17)
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