Passage Research
2 Kings 18 — Sermon Preparation
Hezekiah carries out sweeping religious reforms; Sennacherib invades Judah, and his commander delivers a mocking speech demanding Jerusalem's surrender. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 37
- verses
- 668 / 234
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 18 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חִזְקִיָּה | Chizqîyâh | H2396 | 17 | Chizkijah |
| אַשּׁוּר | ʼAshshûwr | H804 | 15 | Ashshur |
| רַבְשָׁקֵה | Rabshâqêh | H7262 | 12 | Rabshakeh |
| נָצַל | nâtsal | H5337 | 9 | snatch |
| בָּטַח | bâṭach | H982 | 8 | hie, precipitately |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 9 | year, revolution |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 7 | Jehudah |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Rabshakeh tries to convince the Jews, that it was to no purpose for them to stand it out. What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? It were well if sinners would submit to the force of this argument, in seeking peace with God. It is, therefore, our wisdom to yield to him, because it is in vain to contend with him: what confidence is that which those trust in who stand out against him? A great deal of art there is in this speech of Rabshakeh; but a great deal of pride, malice, falsehood, and blasphemy. Hezekiah's nobles held their peace. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 18:17–37 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Samaria 1— 2 Kgs 18:10
- Assyria— 2 Kgs 18:11
- Gozan— 2 Kgs 18:11
- Habor— 2 Kgs 18:11
- Halah— 2 Kgs 18:11
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