And I commanded, and search hath been made
In the records of his predecessors, whether Chaldeans or
Persians:
and it is found that this city of old time hath made
insurrection
against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been
made therein:
and yet this could not be carried higher than to the times of
Zedekiah and Jehoiakim, as before observed, which was not one
hundred years ago, unless the rebellion of Hezekiah against the
king of Assyria could be thought to be in these records, (
2 Kings
18:7 ) , and yet from hence it is concluded as if in ages
past they had been guilty of rebellion and sedition, and even
always.
