14 Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish , saying , " I have done wrong . Withdraw from me; whatever you impose on me I will bear ." So the king of Assyria required of Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 18:14
Commentary on 2 Kings 18:9-16
(Read 2 Kings 18:9-16)
The descent Sennacherib made upon Judah, was a great calamity to that 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.