8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
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Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in Libnah. …
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-20)We may observe here, 1. That, if God give us inward satisfaction in his promise, this may confirm us in our silently bearing reproaches. God answered Hezekiah, but it does not appear that he, after deliberation, sent any answer to Rabshakeh; but, God having taken the work into his own hands, he quietly left the matter with him. So Rabshakeh returned to the king his master for fresh instructions. 2…
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