Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
Messengers
With the multitude
Bible References
Messengers
2 Kings 18:17
The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.
2 Chronicles 32:17
He wrote letters mocking the Lord God of Israel and insulting him with these words: "The gods of the surrounding nations could not rescue their people from my power. Neither can Hezekiah's god rescue his people from my power."
With the multitude
2 Kings 18:23
Now make a deal with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, provided you can find enough riders for them.
Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.
Isaiah 10:7
But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.
Isaiah 37:24
Through your messengers you taunted the sovereign master, 'With my many chariots I climbed up the high mountains, the slopes of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars and its best evergreens. I invaded its most remote regions, its thickest woods.
Ezekiel 31:3
Consider Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, like a forest giving shade, and extremely tall; its top reached into the clouds.