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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220It is true, LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is true, LORD; the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Truly, O Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is true, LORD, that the Assyrian kings have devastated the nations and their lands<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is true, our LORD, that Assyrian kings have turned nations into deserts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have leveled nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We all know, LORD, that the emperors of Assyria have destroyed many nations, made their lands desolate, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have devastated nations and their territories, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly, O YHWH, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations, and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, O Jehovah, the kings of Assur laid waste the nations and their land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Of a truth, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have destroyed nations, and the lands of them all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have devastated all peoples and lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Of a truth, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Truly, LORD JEHOVAH, the Kings of Assyria have ravaged the nations and their lands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have wasted the nations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/19-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6796" 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">Hezekiah's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/551.htm" title="551: ’ā·mə·nām (Conj) -- Verily, truly. Adverb from 'omen; verily.">Truly,</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.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of Assyria</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/2717.htm" title="2717: he·ḥĕ·rî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">have laid waste</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">these nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and their lands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.…<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/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13-15</a></span><br />Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand? / So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm">Isaiah 10:8-11</a></span><br />“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says. / “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? / As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20</a></span><br />Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a></span><br />For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></span><br />Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a></span><br />The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Isaiah 46:5-7</a></span><br />To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike? / They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11</a></span><br />Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-20.htm">Jeremiah 16:20</a></span><br />Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Acts 19:26</a></span><br />And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,</p><p class="hdg">Of a truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2</a></b></br> I know <i>it is</i> so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9</a></b></br> In mine ears <i>said</i> the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, <i>even</i> great and fair, without inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Jeremiah 26:15</a></b></br> But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.</p><p class="hdg">the kings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a></b></br> And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried <i>the people of</i> it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6,24</a></b></br> In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor <i>by</i> the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a></b></br> And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Assyrian</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">True.</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-16.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-25.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Assyrian</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Waste</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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The speaker, King Hezekiah, is addressing God directly, recognizing His sovereignty and omniscience. This reflects a deep faith and reliance on God, a common theme throughout the Old Testament. The use of "O LORD" signifies a personal relationship with Yahweh, the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature.<p><b>the kings of Assyria</b><br>The Assyrian Empire was a dominant force in the ancient Near East during the time of Hezekiah. Known for their military prowess and brutal conquests, the Assyrians were feared by many nations. The reference to "kings" indicates the succession of Assyrian rulers who expanded the empire's territory. This historical context highlights the threat faced by Judah and the significance of Hezekiah's plea for divine intervention.<p><b>have laid waste</b><br>This phrase describes the destructive actions of the Assyrians, who were notorious for their scorched-earth tactics. They would often destroy cities, deport populations, and leave lands desolate. This devastation serves as a backdrop for understanding the dire situation Judah faced and the miraculous nature of God's deliverance, as later recounted in the narrative.<p><b>these nations and their lands</b><br>The Assyrian conquests affected numerous nations, including Israel, Syria, and parts of Mesopotamia. The mention of "nations and their lands" underscores the widespread impact of Assyrian aggression. It also highlights the geopolitical reality of the time, where smaller states were often at the mercy of larger empires. This context sets the stage for understanding the miraculous preservation of Jerusalem, which stands in contrast to the fate of other nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah during the time of the Assyrian threat. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A powerful empire known for its military conquests and expansion during this period. The Assyrians were a significant threat to the smaller kingdoms, including Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a></b><br>The King of Assyria who led the campaign against Judah. He is known for his aggressive military strategies and attempts to conquer Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, which was under threat from the Assyrian army. It is a central location in the biblical account and a symbol of God's presence with His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who provided counsel and assurance to King Hezekiah, delivering God's messages during the crisis with Assyria.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite the power and might of the Assyrian empire, God remains sovereign. This reminds us that no earthly power can thwart God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_crisis.htm">Faith in Times of Crisis</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat was to turn to God in prayer. In our own crises, we should seek God first, trusting in His ability to deliver and protect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Hezekiah's prayer is a model of humility and dependence on God. It teaches us the importance of bringing our concerns before the Lord and trusting in His intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's deliverance of Jerusalem demonstrates His faithfulness to His covenant with His people. We can trust that God will fulfill His promises to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_god's_word.htm">The Role of Prophets and God's Word</a></b><br>Isaiah's role in this account highlights the importance of seeking and heeding God's word through His messengers. We should value and study Scripture as God's guidance for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._32_and_2_kings_18-19_differ.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 32 seem to present a different order of events compared to 2 Kings 18-19 regarding the siege and Hezekiah's actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_17_24-29__do_gods_align_with_cultural_patterns.htm">2 Kings 17:24-29 - Does the portrayal of each nation setting up its own gods align with known cultural assimilation patterns or does it conflict with archaeological findings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_micah's_prophecy_stop_babylon.htm">Micah 5:5-6 prophesies deliverance from the Assyrians. Why didn't this prophecy prevent or mitigate the later Babylonian conquest, suggesting a possible inconsistency in the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_24_14-15_reconcile_idolatry.htm">Joshua 24:14-15 - How does this pledge to exclusively serve the Lord reconcile with the later biblical narratives showing continued idolatry in Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Of a truth.</span>--It is even as Sennacherib boasteth.<p><span class= "bld">Destroyed.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">laid waste.</span> Perhaps <span class= "ital">put under the ban</span>--the expression of <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm" title="Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shall you be delivered?">2Kings 19:11</a>--should be read.<p><span class= "bld">Their lands.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">their land,</span> referring to <span class= "ital">each</span> conquered country.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Sennacherib, and his predecessors - the long line of monarchs who have sat on the Assyrian throne for many past ages <span class="cmt_word">- have destroyed the nations and their lands</span>; rather, <span class="accented">have laid waste</span>, as in the parallel passage of Isaiah (Isaiah 37:18). "Destroyed" is too strong a word. Hezekiah fully admits the boast of the Assyrian monarch, that he and his predecessors have had a wonderful career of success (comp. <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-14</a>); but he refuses to regard this past success as ensuring success in the future. All is in the hand of God, and will be determined as God pleases. It is not an iron necessity that rules the world, but a personal will, and this well may be affected by prayer, to which (ver. 19) he therefore has recourse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/19-17.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">Truly,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמְנָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mə·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_551.htm">Strong's 551: </a> </span><span class="str2">Verily, truly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</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 /><br /><span class="word">the kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<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">of Assyria</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשּׁ֛וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have laid waste</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥĕ·rî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their lands.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 19:17 Of a truth Yahweh the kings (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/19-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 19:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 19:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:18" /></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>