10 "Thus you shall say to Hezekiah king of Judah , 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you saying , " Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria ." 11 'Behold , you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands , destroying them completely . So will you be spared ? 12 ' Did the gods of those nations which my fathers destroyed deliver them, even Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who were in Telassar ?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 19:10-12
Commentary on 2 Kings 19:8-19
(Read 2 Kings 19:8-19)
Prayer is the never-failing resource of the tempted Christian, whether struggling with outward difficulties or inward foes. At the mercy-seat of his almighty Friend he opens his heart, spreads his case, like Hezekiah, and makes his appeal. When he can discern that the glory of God is engaged on his side, faith gains the victory, and he rejoices that he shall never be moved. The best pleas in prayer are taken from God's honour.