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Themes in 2 Kings 18

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Themes in 2 Kings 18

2 Kings 18:1 (show verse)

And it will be in the third year to Hoshea son of Elah, king of Is rael, reigned Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah.

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

2 Kings 18:2 (show verse)

The son of twenty and five years, was he in his reigning; and twenty and, nine years reigned he in Jerusalem 2Kings 18:and his mothers name Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

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)

And he will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all which, David his father did.

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 heights, and he brake in pieces the statues, and he cut off the image, and he beat down the serpent of brass which Moses made: for till those days the sons of Israel were burning incense to it and they called it brass.

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)

And he trusted in Jehovah the God of Israel; and after him was not like him among all the kings of Judah, and who were before 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)

And he will cleave upon Jehovah he turned not away from after him, and he will watch his commands which Jehovah 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)

And Jehovah was with him: in all which he will go forth he will prosper; and he will rebel against the king of Assur, and 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 struck the rovers even to Azzah, and her bounds from the tower of those watching to the 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)

And it will be in the fourth year to king Hezekiah, this the seventh year to Hoshea son of Elah, king of Isreel, Shalmaneser, king of Assur, came up against Shomeron and pressed, upon 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)

And he will take it from the end of three years: in the sixth year to Hezekiah, this the ninth year to Hoshea, king of Israel, Shomeron was taken.

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)

And the king of Assur will carry Israel into exile to Assur, and put them in Halah and Habor, the river of Gihon, and 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 heard not to the voice of Jehovah their God, and they will pass by his covenant, all which Moses commanded, the servant of Jehovah, and they heard not and did not

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)

And in the fourteenth year to Hezekiah, Senherib, king of Assur, came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and he will seize 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)

And Hezekiah king of Judah will send to the king of Assur to Lachish, saying, I sinned; turn back from me: what thou givest upon me I will bear. And the king of Assur will put upon Hezekiah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold.

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)

And Hezekiah will give all the silver found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.

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)

In that time Hezekiah broke off the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the supporters which Hezekiah king of Judah overlaid, and he will give them to the king of Assur.

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)

And the king of Assur will send Tartan, Rab-Saris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah, with weighty strength to Jeruslaem; and they will go up and come to Jerusalem: and they will go up and come and stand by the aqueduct of the highest pool in the highway of the field of the fuller.

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)

And they will call for the king, and there will go forth to them Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph reminding.

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)

And Rabshakeh will say to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus said the great king, the king of Assur, What this confidence in which thou trustedst?

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)

Thou saidst (but a word of the lips) Counsel and strength for war Now upon whom didst thou trust that thou rebelledst against me?

2 Kings 18:21 (show verse)

Now behold, thou trustedst to thyself, upon the stay of this broken reed, upon Egypt, which a man shall lean upon it and it will go into his hand and bore it; thus Pharaoh king of Egypt to all trusting upon 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)

And if ye shall say to me, We trusted to Jehovah our God: is it not he of whom Hezekiah turned away his heights and his altars, and he will say to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before 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)

And now become surety to my lord the king of Assur, and I will give to thee two thousand horses if thou shalt be able to give to thyself riders upon them.

2 Kings 18:24 (show verse)

And how wilt thou turn back the face of one prefect of my lord's servants of the least, and wilt thou trust to thyself upon 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)

Now came I up without Jehovah upon this place to destroy it? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it

2 Kings 18:26 (show verse)

And Eliakim son of Hilkiah, will say, and Shebna, and Joah, to Rabshakeh, Speak now to thy servants in Syriac; for we hear: and thou shalt not speak with us in Judaic in the ears of the people who are upon 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)

And Rabshakeh will say to them, To thy lord and to thee did my lord send me to speak these words? is it not to the men sitting upon the wall to eat their dung and to drink their piss with you?

2 Kings 18:28 (show verse)

And Rabshakeh will stand and call with a great voice in Judaic, and speak and say, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assur:

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)

Thus said the king, Hezekiah shall not be lifted up to you: for he shall not be able to deliver you from my hand:

2 Kings 18:30 (show verse)

And Hezekiah shall cause you to trust to Jehovah, saying, Delivering, Jehovah will deliver us, and this same city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assur.

2 Kings 18:31 (show verse)

Ye shall not hear to Hezekiah: for thus said the king of Assur, Make me a gift, and come forth to me, and eat ye a man his vine and a man his fig tree, and drink ye a man water of his well,

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)

Till my coming and I took you to a land as your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-oil and honey; and live ye, and ye shall not die: and ye shall not hear to Hezekiah, for he will seduce you, saying, Jehovah 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)

Delivering, did the gods of the nations deliver each his hand out of the hand of the king of Assur?

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 the gods of Hamath and Arpad? where the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? for did they deliver Shomemn out of 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 of all the gods of the lands who delivered their land out of my hand, that Jehovah shall deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

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)

And the people were silent and answered him not a word: for it was the command of the king, saying, Ye shall not answer.

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)

And there came Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph reminding, to Hezekiah, their garments rent; and they will announce to him the words of 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