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Now it happened in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.
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The Historical Crisis
Commentators explain that this invasion by Assyria's King Sennacherib was not random. It was a direct response to King Hezekiah's decision to rebel against Assyrian oppression and refuse to pay tribute. This act of faith set the stage for a major international crisis.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah — Of his reign, 709 B.C.
That Sennacherib — Sennacherib was the son and successor of Shalma…
19th Century
Anglican
It came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah ... —In the judgment of nearly all Assyriologists (Sir Henry Rawl…
16th Century
Protestant
It happened in the fourteenth year. In this and the following chapter, the Prophet relates a remarkable history, which may be regarded as …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, &c.] The following piece of history is inserted from the boo…
13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass in the fourteenth year. Here the author recounts, as a historical account, the destruction of the A…
