Verse 19
19. Rab-shakeh said He seems to have been the chief speaker the herald and principal ambassador of the king, while Tartan had higher authority and command in the matter of the movements of the army.
The great king Thus the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian kings delighted to be called and to call themselves, for their “princes were altogether kings.” Isaiah 10:8; compare Ezra 7:12; Ezekiel 26:7; Daniel 2:37. Hence the frequent occurrence on the monuments of such titles as “great king,” “mighty king,” “king of hosts,” “king of kings,” “the glorious king,” “the mighty ruler.”
What confidence is this Better, what is this trust which thou trustest? What does it amount to? He refers to Hezekiah’s supposed trust in the king of Egypt. Compare 2 Kings 18:21.
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