2 Reyes 18:14

14 Entonces el rey Ezequías envió el siguiente mensaje al rey de Asiria que estaba en Laquis: «Yo he actuado mal. Si tú te retiras, te pagaré cualquier tributo que exijas». Así que el rey de Asiria exigió un pago de más de diez mil kilos de plata y mil kilos de oro.

2 Reyes 18:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:14

And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to
Lachish
A city in the tribe of Judah, about twenty miles from Jerusalem, towards the southwest ^F17; which the king of Assyria was now besieging, ( 2 Chronicles 32:9 ) at first Hezekiah made provision to defend himself, and encouraged his people not to be afraid of the king of Assyria, ( 2 Chronicles 32:1-8 ) , but understanding he had taken his fortified cities, and made such progress with his arms, he was disheartened, and sent an embassy to him to sue for peace; judging it more advisable to buy it than to expose his capital to a siege; in which he betrayed much weakness and distrust of the power and providence of God:

saying, I have offended;
not the Lord, but the king of Assyria by rebelling against him, or refusing to pay the yearly tribute to him; he owned he had acted imprudently, and had given him, just occasion to invade his land:

return from me;
from his land, from proceeding to Jerusalem, which he seemed to have a design upon, and go back to his own country with his army, and make no further conquests:

that which thou puttest on me I will bear;
what mulct or fine he should lay upon him, or tribute he should impose upon him, or whatever he should demand of him, he would submit to:

and the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah
three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold;
to be paid to him directly; which, according to Brerewood ^F18, amounted to 247,500 pounds.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Bunting's Travels p. 99.
F18 De Ponder. & Pret. Vet. Num. c. 5.

2 Reyes 18:14 In-Context

12 Pues ellos se negaron a escuchar al Señor
su Dios y a obedecerlo. En cambio, violaron su pacto, es decir, todas las leyes que Moisés, siervo del Señor
, les había ordenado que obedecieran.

13 Asiria invade a Judá
En el año catorce del reinado de Ezequías,
Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, atacó a las ciudades fortificadas de Judá y las conquistó.

14 Entonces el rey Ezequías envió el siguiente mensaje al rey de Asiria que estaba en Laquis: «Yo he actuado mal. Si tú te retiras, te pagaré cualquier tributo que exijas». Así que el rey de Asiria exigió un pago de más de diez mil kilos de plata y mil kilos de oro.

15 Para reunir esta cantidad, el rey Ezequías usó toda la plata que estaba guardada en el templo del Señor
y en el tesoro del palacio.

16 Hasta quitó el oro de las puertas del templo del Señor
y de los marcos de las puertas que había revestido con oro, y se lo dio todo al rey de Asiria.