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Themes in 2 Kings 18

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Themes in 2 Kings 18

2 Kings 18:1 (show verse)

In the third year of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.

hezekiah » King of judah
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Revivals » Instances of » hezekiah

2 Kings 18:2 (show verse)

He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi daughter of Zechariah.

Abi » Mother of » hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Revivals » Instances of » hezekiah
Zachariah » Grandfather of hezekiah

2 Kings 18:3 (show verse)

He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestor David had done.

Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Good children of wicked men
hezekiah » King of judah » His piety
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » hezekiah
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Kings » Good--exemplified » hezekiah
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Revivals » Instances of » hezekiah
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » hezekiah » Fear of the lord

He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake that Moses made, for the Israelites burned incense to it up to that time. He called it Nehushtan.

Brass » Moses made the serpent of
Brazen serpent » Worshiped by israelites
Groves » Destroyed by » hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Purges the nation of idolatry
hezekiah » And purged the kingdom from idolatry
High places » Destroyed by » hezekiah
High places » Hezekiah destroys
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » hezekiah
Idolatry » Objects of » Brazen serpent
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Nehushtan » The brass (bronze) serpent
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Revivals » Instances of » hezekiah

2 Kings 18:5 (show verse)

Hezekiah trusted in the Lord God of Israel; not one of the kings of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.

Cleaving » Those that cleave to the lord
Faith » Instances of » hezekiah
God » Trust in » Examples of
hezekiah » King of judah » His piety
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » hezekiah
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Revivals » Instances of » hezekiah
Trust » Of saints--exemplified » hezekiah
Trust in God » Examples of

2 Kings 18:6 (show verse)

He remained faithful to Yahweh and did not turn from following Him but kept the commands the Lord had commanded Moses.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » Hezekiah prospered
Cleaving » Those that cleave to the lord
Decision » Instances of » hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » His piety
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » hezekiah
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Obedience » Examples of » hezekiah
Obedience » Instances of » hezekiah
Obedience to God » Exemplified » hezekiah
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Revivals » Instances of » hezekiah
Seven » Example of steadfastness » A man of God, in refusing a reward
Stability » Seven notable examples of » A man of God, in refusing a reward
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » A man of God, in refusing a reward

2 Kings 18:7 (show verse)

The Lord was with him, and wherever he went he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » Hezekiah prospered
Cleaving » Those that cleave to the lord
hezekiah » King of judah » Prospered by God
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Israel » hezekiah » Revolts » King of assyria
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Revivals » Instances of » hezekiah

2 Kings 18:8 (show verse)

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

Cleaving » Those that cleave to the lord
Israel » hezekiah » Good » Reign
Philistines » Defeated by hezekiah
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Tower » For watchmen (sentinels)

2 Kings 18:9 (show verse)

In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Captivity » Of the ten tribes
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Israel
hezekiah » General references to
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Samaria » City of
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Besieged by shalmaneser, king of assyria, for three years; captured; the people carried away to halah and habor, cities of the medes
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Besieged and taken by shalmaneser
Shalmaneser » Overthrows the kingdom of israel
Siege » Instances of » Samaria

2 Kings 18:10 (show verse)

The Assyrians captured it at the end of three years. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Israel’s King Hoshea, Samaria was captured.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Captivity » Of the ten tribes
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Israel
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Besieged by shalmaneser, king of assyria, for three years; captured; the people carried away to halah and habor, cities of the medes
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Besieged and taken by shalmaneser
Shalmaneser » Overthrows the kingdom of israel
Siege » Instances of » Samaria

2 Kings 18:11 (show verse)

The king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria and put them in Halah and by the Habor, Gozan’s river, and in the cities of the Medes,

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Captivity » Of the ten tribes
Covenant » The reward for transgressing the covenant of the lord
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Israel
Gozan » Israelites taken in captivity to, by the king of assyria, after the conquest of samaria
Habor » A river of mesopotamia
Halah » A place to which israelite captives were transported
Israel » Captivity of » Fulfilment of prophecies concerning
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jews, the » Captivity of » Fulfilment of prophecies concerning
Jews, the » Taken captive to assyria and babylon
Medes » Israelites distributed among, when carried to assyria
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Besieged by shalmaneser, king of assyria, for three years; captured; the people carried away to halah and habor, cities of the medes
ancient Samaria » Inhabitants of, carried captive to assyria
Shalmaneser » Overthrows the kingdom of israel
Siege » Instances of » Samaria

2 Kings 18:12 (show verse)

because they did not listen to the voice of the Lord their God but violated His covenant—all He had commanded Moses the servant of the Lord. They did not listen, and they did not obey.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Captivity » Of the ten tribes
Covenant » The reward for transgressing the covenant of the lord
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Israel
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes

2 Kings 18:13 (show verse)

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

Armies » Were led by » Kings in person
Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Invaded judah
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Lachish » Besieged by sennacherib
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Cities of judah
Sieges » Fenced cities invested by
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Its treasures, &c given by hezekiah to the assyrians to procure a treaty

2 Kings 18:14 (show verse)

So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you demand from me, I will pay.” The king of Assyria demanded 11 tons of silver and one ton of gold from King Hezekiah of Judah.

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Bought off by hezekiah
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Lachish » Besieged by sennacherib
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Its treasures, &c given by hezekiah to the assyrians to procure a treaty

2 Kings 18:15 (show verse)

So Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace.

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Bought off by hezekiah
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Lachish » Besieged by sennacherib
Temple » Solomon's » Treasures of, used in the purchase of peace » By hezekiah, from the king of assyria
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Its treasures, &c given by hezekiah to the assyrians to procure a treaty

2 Kings 18:16 (show verse)

At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the Lord’s sanctuary and from the doorposts he had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria.

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Bought off by hezekiah
Gates » Of the temple » Overlaid with gold
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Lachish » Besieged by sennacherib
Sacrilege » By despoiling the temple
Temple » Sacrilege by despoiling the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Treasures of, used in the purchase of peace » By hezekiah, from the king of assyria
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Its treasures, &c given by hezekiah to the assyrians to procure a treaty

2 Kings 18:17 (show verse)

Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and they took their position by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the highway to the Fuller’s Field.

Armies » Were led by » Experienced captains
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Fullers
Arts of the » Fuller
Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Cities » Artificial mode of supplying water to
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Fuller's field » A spot near jerusalem
Gihon » A pool
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Jerusalem » Calamities of, mentioned » Besieged but not taken by sennacherib
Lachish » Besieged by sennacherib
Pool » Of jerusalem » Upper pool
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The upper pool
Rabsaris » A title of an assyrian officer » Sent by sennacherib against jerusalem
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Tartan » An assyrian general
Worldly » Host » A great host » Against

2 Kings 18:18 (show verse)

Then they called for the king, but Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came out to them.

Asaph » Father of joah
Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Eliakim » Son of hilkiah
Eliakim » Son of hilkiah, deputy of hezekiah
Hilkiah » Officer of hezekiah
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Joah » Son of asaph
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Shebna (shebnah) » A scribe of hezekiah
Sieges » Those engaged in » Called upon the city to surrender

2 Kings 18:19 (show verse)

Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: ‘What are you relying on?

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Boasting » Instances of » Sennacherib
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
hezekiah » King of judah » Military operations of
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:20 (show verse)

You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?

2 Kings 18:21 (show verse)

Look, you are now trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him.

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Pharaoh » At the time of hezekiah
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Reed » Figurative » Of weakness
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Trust » Of the wicked--illustrated
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:22 (show verse)

Suppose you say to me: We trust in the Lord our God. Isn’t He the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem: You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem?’

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Blasphemy » Instances of » Rabshakeh, in the siege of jerusalem
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:23 (show verse)

“So now make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!

2 Kings 18:24 (show verse)

How then can you drive back a single officer among the least of my master’s servants and trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Armies » Were led by » Experienced captains
Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Chariots » Used in war by the » Egyptians
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sarcasm » Instances of » Rabshakeh to hezekiah
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:25 (show verse)

Have I attacked this place to destroy it without the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, ‘Attack this land and destroy it.’”

2 Kings 18:26 (show verse)

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak with us in Hebrew within earshot of the people on the wall.”

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Hilkiah » Officer of hezekiah
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Joah » Son of asaph
Language » Mentioned in scripture » Syrian
Language » Kinds of, mentioned » Syriac
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Shebna (shebnah) » A scribe of hezekiah
Sieges » Cities invested by » Walls of, defended by the inhabitants
Syria » Inhabitants of » Spoke the syriac language
Walls » Of cities » Were strongly manned in war
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:27 (show verse)

But the Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to speak these words? Hasn’t he also sent me to the men who sit on the wall, destined with you to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?”

2 Kings 18:28 (show verse)

The Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew. Then he spoke: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Language » Kinds of, mentioned » Hebrew
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:29 (show verse)

This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; he can’t deliver you from my hand.

2 Kings 18:30 (show verse)

Don’t let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord by saying: Certainly the Lord will deliver us! This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.’

2 Kings 18:31 (show verse)

“Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Make peace with me and surrender to me. Then every one of you may eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and every one may drink water from his own cistern

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Cistern » Figurative
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:32 (show verse)

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But don’t listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you, saying: The Lord will deliver us.

Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Assyria » Celebrated for » Fertility
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Honey » Abounded in » Assyria
Honey » Abundant in assyria
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Olive Trees » Assyria abounded in
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side
Wine » Places celebrated for » Assyria

2 Kings 18:33 (show verse)

Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land from the power of the king of Assyria?

Assyria » Celebrated for » Extent of conquests
Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Blasphemed the lord
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Syria » Conquest of » By tiglath-pileser, king of assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:34 (show verse)

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

Arpad » Fortified » A fortified city of syria, perhaps identical with arvad
Assyria » Celebrated for » Extent of conquests
Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Blasphemed the lord
Ava » A district » A district near babylon
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Hena » A city » A city on the euphrates river
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Ivah » A district » A district in babylon conquered by the assyrians
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Sepharvaim » An assyrian city, from which the king of assyria colonized samaria
Syria » Conquest of » By tiglath-pileser, king of assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:35 (show verse)

Who among all the gods of the lands has delivered his land from my power? So will the Lord deliver Jerusalem?’”

Assyria » Celebrated for » Extent of conquests
Assyria » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Blasphemed the lord
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:36 (show verse)

But the people kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”

Assyria » Sennacherib
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
War » Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side

2 Kings 18:37 (show verse)

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Assyria » Sennacherib
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Hilkiah » Officer of hezekiah
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah » Blasphemes
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Scribe (scribes) » A writer and transcriber of the law
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Shebna (shebnah) » A scribe of hezekiah