2 Kings 18:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

Make you

This city

2 Kings 19:32

General references

2 Kings 19:10

Bible References

Make you

""Of course, you might tell me, "We rely on the LORD our God!" But isn't it he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has demolished, all the while telling Jerusalem, "You're to worship in front of this altar in Jerusalem?"'

The messengers were told, "This is what you are to say to King Hezekiah of Judah: "Don't let your God in whom you trust deceive you by telling you "Jerusalem won't be turned over to the control of Assyria's king."

You people, how long will you malign my reputation? How long will you love what is vain and what is false? Interlude

I take refuge in the LORD. So how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains."?

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they gape at me with open mouths and shake their heads at me.

Don't throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

Those who are trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be overthrown. They remain forever.

He trusts in God. Let God rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, "I am the Son of God.'"

Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. The leaders were mocking him by saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Messiah of God, the chosen one!"

This city

"Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria: "Not only will he not approach this city or shoot an arrow in its direction, he won't approach it with so much as a shield, nor will he throw up a siege ramp against it.