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International Version</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard <i>it</i>, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard <i>it,</i> that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when King Hezekiah heard <i>the report,</i> he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when King Hezekiah heard <i>it,</i> he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened that when King Hezekiah heard <i>it</i>, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and he covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house (temple) of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the LORD’s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the LORD&#8217s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As soon as Hezekiah heard the news, he tore off his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. Then he went into the temple of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard the message, he tore his clothes in grief, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As soon as King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes in grief, put on sackcloth, and went to the Temple of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard Eliakim's report, he tore his clothes, put on a sackcloth covering, entered the LORD's Temple, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass, at King Hezekiah’s hearing, that he tears his garments, and covers himself with sackcloth, and enters the house of YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass, at king Hezekiah's hearing, that he rendeth his garments, and covereth himself with sackcloth, and entereth the house of Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be when King Hezekiah heard and he will rend his garments and cover himself with sackcloth, and go into the house of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when king Ezechias heard these words, he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when king Hezekiah had heard this, he tore his garments, and he covered himself with sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when Hezekiah the King heard, he ripped his clothes, and there was hidden sackcloth, and he entered into the house of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass when king Ezekias heard it, that he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth, an went into the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/19-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6617" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Isaiah's Message of Deliverance</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">On</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: kiš·mō·a‘ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hearing this report,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm" title="7167: way·yiq·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To tear. A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively.">tore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: way·yiṯ·kas (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">put on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: baś·śāq (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">sackcloth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Isaiah 37:1</a></span><br />On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-20.htm">2 Chronicles 32:20</a></span><br />In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">Isaiah 36:22</a></span><br />Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a></span><br />Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a></span><br />But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-13.htm">Joel 1:13-14</a></span><br />Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God. / Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-24.htm">Jeremiah 36:24</a></span><br />Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Matthew 26:65</a></span><br />At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-63.htm">Mark 14:63</a></span><br />At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Acts 14:14</a></span><br />But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Nehemiah 9:1</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a></span><br />When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Esther 4:1</a></span><br />When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4</a></span><br />“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Daniel 9:3</a></span><br />So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">when king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Isaiah 37:1-7</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard <i>it</i>, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">he rent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, <i>Am</i> I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a></b></br> Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which <i>was</i> over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with <i>their</i> clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">1 Samuel 4:12</a></b></br> And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.</p><p class="hdg">covered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">2 Kings 6:30</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, <i>he had</i> sackcloth within upon his flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a></b></br> And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27,29</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly… </p><p class="hdg">went into.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">2 Chronicles 7:15,16</a></b></br> Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer <i>that is made</i> in this place… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20,21</a></b></br> Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-16.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-26.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Hezekiah's</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Rendeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-13.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-16.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Tore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-2.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-17.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-2.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-2.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-3.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-3.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-5.htm">Hezekiah's</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Rendeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-2.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Tore</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">Hezekiah, in mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Sennacherib is slain by his own sons.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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"King Hezekiah" refers to the ruler of Judah, a man known for his faithfulness to God, as described in <a href="/2_kings/18-5.htm">2 Kings 18:5</a>, where it is said, "He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel." The name "Hezekiah" means "Yahweh strengthens," which is fitting given his reliance on God during times of crisis. The phrase "heard this" refers to the report of the Assyrian threat, a dire situation that tested his faith and leadership.<p><b>he tore his clothes</b><br />In ancient Near Eastern cultures, tearing one's clothes was a customary expression of deep distress, mourning, or repentance. This act symbolized the rending of one's heart and was a physical manifestation of inner turmoil. Hezekiah's tearing of his clothes demonstrates his profound grief and desperation in the face of the Assyrian threat, acknowledging the gravity of the situation.<p><b>put on sackcloth</b><br />Sackcloth was a coarse material, often made from goat's hair, worn as a sign of mourning or penitence. By donning sackcloth, Hezekiah was humbling himself before God, showing his contrition and earnestness in seeking divine intervention. This act of humility is a powerful reminder of the importance of approaching God with a contrite heart, as echoed in <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise."<p><b>and went into the house of the LORD</b><br />The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites and the dwelling place of God's presence. Hezekiah's decision to go into the temple signifies his turning to God in prayer and supplication, seeking divine guidance and deliverance. This action underscores the importance of seeking God's presence in times of trouble, as Hezekiah places his trust in the LORD rather than relying solely on human wisdom or strength. This reflects the biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XIX.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Went into the house of the Lord.</span>--To humble himself before Jehovah and pray for help. (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-20.htm" title="And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.">2Chronicles 32:20</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes</span> - following the example of his chief officers, who came into his presence "with their clothes rent" (see <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and covered himself with sackcloth.</span> A sign of grief and self-humiliation (comp. <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">2 Samuel 21:10</a>; <a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">1 Kings 20:31</a>; <a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27</a>; <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">2 Kings 6:30</a>, etc.). It was natural that the king should be even more strongly affected than his ministers. <span class="cmt_word">And went into the house of the Lord</span>; to open his griefs, ask counsel, and beg for aid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/19-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hearing [this report],</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(kiš·mō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">King</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hezekiah</span><br /><span class="heb">חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tore</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7167.htm">Strong's 7167: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his clothes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָדָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put on</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·kas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sackcloth,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂ֔ק</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and entered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 19:1 It happened when king Hezekiah heard it (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 18:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/19-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 19:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>