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Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shall you be delivered?
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A Historically Real Threat
Commentators explain that Sennacherib's boast was not an empty one. The Assyrian empire had a long and brutal track record of military success, conquering lands from modern-day Iran to Egypt. The phrase 'destroying them utterly' refers to a policy of total annihilation, making the threat against Judah feel credible and terrifying.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All lands — This boast is in strict accordance with the general character of the Assyrian inscriptions. Hyperbole is the common language of …
19th Century
Anglican
All lands, by destroying them utterly. — All the countries, by putting them under the ban, i.e., solemnly devoting all that lived…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)
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