2 Re 18:14

14 Ed Ezechia, re di Giuda, mandò a dire al re d’Assiria a Lakis: "Ho mancato; ritirati da me, ed io mi sottometterò a tutto quello che m’imporrai". E il re d’Assiria impose ad Ezechia, re di Giuda, trecento talenti d’argento e trenta talenti d’oro.

2 Re 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 Re 18:14 In-Context

12 perché non aveano ubbidito alla voce dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio loro, ed aveano trasgredito il suo patto, cioè tutto quello che Mosè, servo dell’Eterno, avea comandato; essi non l’aveano né ascoltato, né messo in pratica.

13 Or il quattordicesimo anno del re Ezechia, Sennacherib, re d’Assiria, salì contro tutte le città fortificate di Giuda, e le prese.

14 Ed Ezechia, re di Giuda, mandò a dire al re d’Assiria a Lakis: "Ho mancato; ritirati da me, ed io mi sottometterò a tutto quello che m’imporrai". E il re d’Assiria impose ad Ezechia, re di Giuda, trecento talenti d’argento e trenta talenti d’oro.

15 Ezechia diede tutto l’argento che si trovava nella casa dell’Eterno, e nei tesori della casa del re.

16 E fu allora che Ezechia, re di Giuda, staccò dalle porte del tempio dell’Eterno e dagli stipiti le lame d’oro di cui egli stesso li avea ricoperti, e le diede al re d’Assiria.