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

• 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

• [a]. Lit "seated"