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How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the LORD can rescue Jerusalem from me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who <i>are</i> they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands <i>are there</i> who have saved their land from my hand, that the LORD would save Jerusalem from my hand?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their land from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their land from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their land from my hand, that Yahweh would deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands have rescued their lands from my hand, that the LORD would rescue Jerusalem from my hand?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued his land from my power? So will the LORD rescue Jerusalem from my power? ’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands has delivered his land from my power? So will the LORD deliver Jerusalem?&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />None of these gods kept their people safe from the king of Assyria. Do you think the LORD your God can do any better? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Did the gods of those countries rescue them from my control? Could the LORD then rescue Jerusalem from my control?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When did any of the gods of all these countries ever save their country from our emperor? Then what makes you think the LORD can save Jerusalem?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered their land from my control , so that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from me?'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued their lands from my power? So how can the LORD rescue Jerusalem from my power?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who [are they] among all the gods of the lands that have delivered their land out of my hand, that YHWH delivers Jerusalem out of my hand?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who are they among all the gods of the lands that have delivered their land out of my hand, that Jehovah doth deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who of all the gods of the lands who delivered their land out of my hand, that Jehovah shall deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who are they among all the gods of the nations, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the Lord may deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Which ones among all the gods of the lands have rescued their region from my hand, so that the Lord would be able to rescue Jerusalem from my hand?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Which of the gods for all these lands ever rescued his land from my power? Will the LORD then rescue Jerusalem from my power?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of the countries have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who are there among all the gods of these nations that have delivered their country out of my hands, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who of all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hands, that LORD JEHOVAH will deliver Jerusalem from my hands?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who <i>is there</i> among all the gods of the countries, who have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/18-35.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=6580" 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/18.htm">Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">among all</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of these lands</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: hiṣ·ṣî·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">has delivered</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/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">his land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from my hand?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></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.">How then can the LORD</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/5337.htm" title="5337: yaṣ·ṣîl (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from my hand?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”…<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/36-20.htm">Isaiah 36:20</a></span><br />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="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">2 Chronicles 32:14-15</a></span><br />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/37-12.htm">Isaiah 37:12-13</a></span><br />Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? / Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Daniel 3:15</a></span><br />Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></span><br />But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">2 Kings 19:10-13</a></span><br />“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? / Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-2.htm">Psalm 115:2-8</a></span><br />Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” / Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. / Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. ...<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="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Jeremiah 10:5-6</a></span><br />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.” / There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Isaiah 10:10-11</a></span><br />As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, / and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18-19</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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-19.htm">2 Chronicles 32:19</a></span><br />They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18-19</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17-19</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands. / 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. / And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a></span><br />They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?</p><p class="hdg">Who are.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17</a></b></br> Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Daniel 3:15</a></b></br> Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; <i>well</i>: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who <i>is</i> that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?</p><p class="hdg">that the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said, Who <i>is</i> the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">2 Chronicles 32:15</a></b></br> Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25,26</a></b></br> For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-25.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-22.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/judges/11-13.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">Save</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Thought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-3.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-36.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">Save</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">Thought</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">He destroys idolatry, and prospers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">The inhabitants of Samaria are carried captive for their sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Sennacherib invading Judah, is pacified by a tribute</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">Rabshakeh, by blasphemous persuasions, solicits the people to revolt</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand?</b><br>This phrase is spoken by the Assyrian king's representative, the Rabshakeh, during the siege of Jerusalem under King Hezekiah. The Assyrians were known for their military prowess and had conquered many nations, each with its own deities. The rhetorical question highlights the Assyrian belief in their superiority and the impotence of other gods. Historically, the Assyrians had indeed defeated many nations, which would have included the destruction of their religious symbols and temples, reinforcing their claim. This statement also reflects the common ancient Near Eastern belief in the power of national gods, where the defeat of a nation was seen as the defeat of its deity. Theologically, this sets the stage for a demonstration of the LORD's unique power, contrasting the living God of Israel with the idols of other nations.<p><b>How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”</b><br>This challenge directly questions the power of the God of Israel, Yahweh, to save Jerusalem from the Assyrian threat. The Rabshakeh's taunt is not just against Hezekiah but against the LORD Himself, implying that Yahweh is no different from the powerless gods of other nations. This reflects a misunderstanding or underestimation of the God of Israel, who is not limited by geography or political power. Biblically, this sets up a narrative tension that is resolved in the subsequent chapters, where God indeed delivers Jerusalem miraculously (<a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-37</a>). This event is a testament to God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His covenant with Israel. It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promises and the true deliverer of His people. Theologically, this passage challenges believers to trust in God's power and faithfulness, even when circumstances seem insurmountable.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a></b><br>The king of Assyria, who invaded Judah and laid siege to Jerusalem, challenging the power of the God of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, under threat from the Assyrian army, representing the spiritual and political heart of the Jewish people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_siege.htm">Assyrian Siege</a></b><br>The military campaign led by Sennacherib against Judah, testing the faith and resilience of Hezekiah and his people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, whose power and sovereignty are being challenged by Sennacherib's taunts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Hezekiah's faith in God amidst overwhelming odds teaches us to trust in God's ultimate control over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Sennacherib's taunt highlights the impotence of false gods, reminding us to place our faith solely in the one true God.<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 people, encouraging us to rely on His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_response_to_crisis.htm">Prayer as a Response to Crisis</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat was to seek God in prayer, modeling for us the importance of turning to God in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_glory_in_deliverance.htm">God's Glory in Deliverance</a></b><br>The deliverance of Jerusalem was not just for the sake of the city but to demonstrate God's power and glory to the nations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_hezekiah's_reign.htm">What events define Hezekiah's reign as king?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_dathan_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sennacherib in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_hezekiah's_unique_devotion.htm">2 Kings 18:5-6 - How can we verify Hezekiah's unprecedented devotion when other kings are also praised elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_send_a_lying_spirit.htm">In 2 Chronicles 18:21-22, how can an all-truthful God justly send a lying spirit to deceive Ahab?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">The countries.</span>--Which I have myself conquered.<p><span class= "bld">That the Lord should deliver</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Ewald explains here, as in the last verse, <span class= "ital">much less will Jehovah deliver,</span> &c., taking ki, "that," as equivalent to <span class= "ital">'aph ki.</span><p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who are they among all the gods of the countries</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the countries with which Assyria had been at war - <span class="cmt_word">that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?</span> Produce an example of deliverance," Rabshakeh means to say, "before you speak of deliverance as probable, or even possible. If you cannot, relinquish the hope, and submit yourselves." Rabshakeh cannot conceive the idea that Jehovah is anything but a local god, on a par with all the other gods of the countries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/18-35.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">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of these lands</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">הִצִּ֥ילוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·ṣî·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצָ֖ם</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 /><br /><span class="word">from my hand?</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">How then can the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</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">deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">יַצִּ֧יל</span> <span class="translit">(yaṣ·ṣîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my hand?’”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/18-35.htm">2 Kings 18:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 18:35 Who are they among all the gods (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 18:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/18-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 18:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:36" /></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>