John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 20:11

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord, etc.] Or prayed, as the Targum; and was very earnest in prayer, that what Hezekiah had desired might be granted: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz; Ben Gersom understands it not of the sun itself, but of the shadow of it only; (see Gill on “<233808>Isaiah 38:8”). Ver. 12-19. At that time Berodachbaladan, etc.] He is called Merodachbaladan, (<233901>Isaiah 39:1), so here in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions; (see Gill on “<233901>Isaiah 39:1”); and by Metasthenes f244 his father is called Merodach, and he Ben Merodach, who reigned twenty one years, and his father fifty two; from hence to the end of (<122012>2 Kings 20:1219) the same account is given in the same words as in (<233901>Isaiah 39:1-8) throughout, except in (<122013>2 Kings 20:13), where it is, “hearkened unto them”, and there, “glad of them”; heard the letter the ambassadors brought with pleasure; see the notes there. (See Gill on “<233901>Isaiah 39:1”) and following.

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