SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:14
Entonces Ezequías rey de Judá envió a decir al rey de Asiria en Laquis: Yo he pecado; vuélvete de mí, y yo llevaré todo lo que me impusieres. Entonces el rey de Asiria impuso a Ezequías rey de Judá trescientos talentos de plata, y treinta talentos de oro.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 14. And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish , etc.] A city in the tribe of Judah, about twenty miles from Jerusalem, towards the southwest f236 ; which the king of Assyria was now besieging, ( 2 Chronicles 32:9) at first Hezekiah made provision to defend himself, and encouraged his people not to be afraid of the king of Assyria, ( 2 Chronicles 32:1-8), but understanding he had taken his fortified cities, and made such progress with his arms, he was disheartened, and sent an embassy to him to sue for peace; judging it more advisable to buy it than to expose his capital to a siege; in which he betrayed much weakness and distrust of the power and providence of God: saying, I have offended ; not the Lord, but the king of Assyria by rebelling against him, or refusing to pay the yearly tribute to him; he owned he had acted imprudently, and had given him, just occasion to invade his land: return from me ; from his land, from proceeding to Jerusalem, which he seemed to have a design upon, and go back to his own country with his army, and make no further conquests: that which thou puttest on me I will bear ; what mulct or fine he should lay upon him, or tribute he should impose upon him, or whatever he should demand of him, he would submit to: and the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold ; to be paid to him directly; which, according to Brerewood f237 , amounted to 247,500 pounds.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-16 - The descent Sennacherib made upon Judah, was a great calamity to tha kingdom, by which God would try the faith of Hezekiah, and chastise the people. The secret dislike, the hypocrisy, and lukewarmness of numbers require correction; such trials purify the faith and hope of the upright, and bring them to simple dependence on God.
Original Hebrew
וישׁלח 7971 חזקיה 2396 מלך 4428 יהודה 3063 אל 413 מלך 4428 אשׁור 804 לכישׁה 3923 לאמר 559 חטאתי 2398 שׁוב 7725 מעלי 5921 את 853 אשׁר 834 תתן 5414 עלי 5921 אשׂא 5375 וישׂם 7760 מלך 4428 אשׁור 804 על 5921 חזקיה 2396 מלך 4428 יהודה 3063 שׁלשׁ 7969 מאות 3967 ככר 3603 כסף 3701 ושׁלשׁים 7970 ככר 3603 זהב׃ 2091
