Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

The captains

Among the thorns

General references

Bible References

The captains

Isaiah 10:8
For he says,
“Aren’t all my commanders kings?
Isaiah 36:9
How then can you drive back a single officer among the weakest of my master’s officers and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Of the king

Nehemiah 9:32
So now, our God—the great, mighty,
and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant
do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us,
our kings and leaders,
our priests and prophets,
our ancestors and all Your people,
from the days of the Assyrian kings until today.
Isaiah 5:26
He raises a signal flag for the distant nations
and whistles for them from the ends of the earth.
Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!
Isaiah 7:18
On that day
the Lord will whistle to the fly
that is at the farthest streams of the Nile
and to the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Among the thorns

Lamentations 3:7
ג GimelHe has walled me in so I cannot escape;
He has weighed me down with chains.

General references

Job 12:18
He releases the bonds put on by kings
and fastens a belt around their waists.
Lamentations 3:55
ק QofI called on Your name, Yahweh,
from the depths of the Pit.

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