2 Kings 19:5
in 2 Kings 19So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah,
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ASV
So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
KJV
So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
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This verse in 2 Kings 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseNote, When the church's enemies are very daring and threatening it is the wisdom and duty of the church's friends to apply to God, appeal to him, and leave their cause with him. He sent to the prophet Isaiah, by honourable messengers, in token of the great respect he had for him, to desire his prayers,
This site's exposition
to defy the living God
on 2 Kings 19:4-7
Hezekiah's plea leans on one title, "the living God", set against gods of wood and stone. Isaiah's answer is short: "Do not be afraid", for God has heard the blasphemy Himself. The oracle promises a rumor that sends Sennacherib home and a sword that finds him there.
This site's exposition
the servants of King Hezekiah
They are the delegation of verse 2 in sackcloth. Matthew Henry reads the rank of the messengers as a mark of the king's respect for the prophet. He notes that they came to ask for his prayers.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The pride and blasphemy of the king are punished by the destruction of his army. All these lives are sacrificed to God's glory and Zion's safety. The prophet shows that therefore God suffered this vast rendezvous to be made, that they might be gathered as sheaves into the floor, Mic. iv.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עַבְדֵ֛י | ʾavdei | [the] servants of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | chizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃ | yeshaayahu | Isaiah | H3470 → | 39 times |
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
עַבְדֵ֛י[the] servants of
ʾavdeiH5650 →799 times
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah
chizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃Isaiah
yeshaayahuH3470 →39 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonLate 8th century BCE / Divided KingdomIsaiahEighth-century BCE prophet of Judah whose oracles make up the book of Isaiah; a central voice for messianic prophecy.
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.