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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 18:25 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
2Ki 18:25	Strong Concordance	Am I now come up [05927] without [01107] the LORD [03068] against this place [04725] to destroy [07843] it? The LORD [03068] said [0559] to me, Go up [05927] against this land [0776], and destroy [07843] it.
	King James	Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The Rab-shakeh probably tries the effect of a bold assertion, which had no basis of fact to rest upon.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The Rab-shakeh probably tries the effect of a bold assertion, which had no basis of fact to rest upon.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Am I, &c. - He neither owned God's word, nor regarded his providence; but he forged this, to strike a terror into Hezekiah and the people.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Am I, &c. - He neither owned God's word, nor regarded his providence; but he forged this, to strike a terror into Hezekiah and the people.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Am I now come up without the Lord - As Rab-shakeh saw that the Jews placed the utmost confidence in God, he wished to persuade them that by Hezekiah's conduct Jehovah had departed from them, and was become ally to the king of Assyria, and therefore they could not expect any help from that quarter.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Am I now come up without the Lord - As Rab-shakeh saw that the Jews placed the utmost confidence in God, he wished to persuade them that by Hezekiah's conduct Jehovah had departed from them, and was become ally to the king of Assyria, and therefore they could not expect any help from that quarter.

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