Isaiah 22:8

He took away the protection of Judah; 1 and you looked in that day to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest. 1

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And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

In Context

7It will come about that your choicest valleys 1 will be full of chariots, and the horsemen will take their positions at the gate. 1

9You saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many, 1 and you collected the water of the lower pool. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:2He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width was fifty cubits, and its height was thirty cubits. The palace was built with four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars.

1 Kings 14:27King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and entrusted them into the hands of the commanders of the guard, who guarded the doors to the king's house.

Isaiah 36:1In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:2-8

The Consternation of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 718.) 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? 2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. 4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of… Read the whole commentary →

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