2 Kings 19:15-16

15 Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, 1who are enthroned above the cherubim, 2You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
16 "3Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; 4open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent 5to reproach the living God.

2 Kings 19:15-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 19

This chapter relates that King Hezekiah, on a report made to him of Rabshakeh's speech, sent a message to the prophet Isaiah to pray for him, who returned him a comfortable and encouraging answer, 2Ki 19:1-7 and that upon Rabshakeh's return to the king of Assyria, he sent to Hezekiah a terrifying letter, 2Ki 19:8-13, which Hezekiah spread before the Lord, and prayed unto him to save him and his people out of the hands of the king of Assyria, 2Ki 19:14-19, to which he had a gracious answer sent him by the prophet Isaiah, promising him deliverance from the Assyrian army, 2Ki 19:20-34, which accordingly was destroyed by an angel in one night, and Sennacherib fleeing to Nineveh, was slain by his two sons, 2Ki 19:35-37.

Cross References 5

  • 1. Exodus 25:22; Isaiah 37:14
  • 2. 2 Kings 5:15
  • 3. Psalms 31:2; Isaiah 37:17
  • 4. 1 Kings 8:29; 2 Chronicles 6:40
  • 5. 2 Kings 19:4

Footnotes 1

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