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Barnes' Notes on 2 Kings 18:14

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Return from me - Or “retire from me,” i. e., “withdraw thy troops.” Three hundred talents ... - According to Sennacherib’s own account, the terms of peace were as follows: (1) A money payment to the amount of 800 talents of silver and 30 talents of gold. (2) the surrender of the Ekronite king. (3) a cession of territory toward the west and the southwest, which was apportioned between the kings of Ekron, Ashdod, and Gaza. return to 'Top of Page'
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