14And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
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And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-16)The kingdom of Assyria had now grown considerable, though we never read of it till the last reign. Such changes there are in the affairs of nations and families: those that have been despicable become formidable, and those, on the contrary, are brought low that have made a great noise and figure. We have here an account, I. Of the success of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, against Israel, his besieg…
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