2 Kings 18:31 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 18:31

Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,

BSB

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ASV

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;

KJV

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Make an agreement ... - Rather, “Make peace with me.” The word, which primarily means “blessing,” and secondarily “a gift,” has also the meaning, though more rarely, of “peace.” Probably it acquired this meaning from the fact that a peace was commonly purchased by presents. eat ... drink - A picture of a time of quiet and prosperity, a time when each man might enjoy the fruits of his land, without any fear of the spoiler’s violence. The words are in contrast with the latter part of 2Ki 18:27. Cistern - Rather, “well” Deu 6:

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 18:19 (373)

As I have already said, Sennacherib is a type of the devil, and this hypothesis is perfectly confirmed by the words that in this passage the Rabshakeh boastfully speaks against God when he makes false promises to the people, trying to take away from [God] …

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַֽל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ	tish.me.'U	you listen	H8085 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ	chiz.ki.Ya.hu	Hezekiah	H2396 →
כִּי֩	ki	for	H3588 →
כֹ֨ה	khoh	thus	H3541 →
אָמַ֜ר	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
אַשּׁ֗וּר	'a.Shur	Assyria	H804 →
עֲשֽׂוּ־	'a.su-	make	H6213 →
אִתִּ֤י	'i.Ti	with me	H854 →
בְרָכָה֙	ve.ra.Khah	a blessing	H1293 →
וּצְא֣וּ	u.tze.'U	and come out	H3318 →
אֵלַ֔י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
וְאִכְל֤וּ	ve.'ikh.Lu	and eat	H398 →
אִישׁ־	'ish-	everyone	H376 →
גַּפְנוֹ֙	gaf.No	own vine his	H1612 →
וְאִ֣ישׁ	ve.'Ish	and everyone	H376 →
תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ	te.'e.na.To	own fig tree his	H8384 →
וּשְׁת֖וּ	u.she.Tu	and drink	H8354 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	everyone	H376 →
מֵֽי־	mei-	[the] water of	H4325 →
בוֹרֽוֹ׃	vo.Ro	own cistern his	H953 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Zechariah 3:10
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”
leads to
- Micah 4:4
  And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 4:25
  Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
Through
Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:27
  Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 19:6
  Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
- Genesis 33:10
  But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face…
- Genesis 43:11
  Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift…
- Proverbs 17:8
  A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Through
1 Kings 4:25
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
leads to
- Zechariah 3:10
  On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings