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save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David&#8217s sake.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Indeed I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will defend this city and rescue it for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will protect it for myself and for my servant David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will defend this city and protect it, for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will defend this city and preserve it for my own reasons, and because of my servant David.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.’” <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 I have covered over this city, "" To save it for My own sake, "" And for the sake of My servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I protected this city, to save it for my sake and for sake of David my servant.<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 I will protect this city, and will save it for my own sake, and for David my servant's sake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will protect this city, and I will save it for my own sake, and for the sake of my servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will shield and save this city for my own sake and the sake of David my servant.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I will abide in this city and save it for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall dwell upon this city and I shall save it for my sake and for the sake of David my Servant.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will defend this city as with a shield, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/19-34.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=7000" 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">The Fall of Sennacherib Prophesied</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1598.htm" title="1598: wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cover, surround, defend. A primitive root; to hedge about, i.e. protect.">‘I will defend</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: lə·hō·wō·šî·‘āh (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">and save it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘ă·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">for My own sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: ū·lə·ma·‘an (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">and for the sake of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.’”</a> </span><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/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35</a></span><br />‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">2 Samuel 7:10-16</a></span><br />And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning / and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you. / And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">1 Kings 11:13</a></span><br />Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">1 Kings 11:32-36</a></span><br />But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. / For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. / Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a></span><br />Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">2 Kings 8:19</a></span><br />Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a></span><br />God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-8</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. / Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. / God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-18</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: / “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home. / I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a></span><br />Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm">Isaiah 38:6</a></span><br />And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Jeremiah 33:14-17</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20-21</a></span><br />But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. / She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31-33</a></span><br />Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. / He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.</p><p class="hdg">I will defend.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6</a></b></br> And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5,6</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, <i>and that</i> right early… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2-8</a></b></br> Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, <i>is</i> mount Zion, <i>on</i> the sides of the north, the city of the great King… </p><p class="hdg">for mine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Deuteronomy 32:27</a></b></br> Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, <i>and</i> lest they should say, Our hand <i>is</i> high, and the LORD hath not done all this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></b></br> I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9,11</a></b></br> For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off… </p><p class="hdg">my servant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11,12,13</a></b></br> And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; <i>but</i> the LORD <i>was</i> not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; <i>but</i> the LORD <i>was</i> not in the earthquake: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a></b></br> Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a></b></br> Of the increase of <i>his</i> government and peace <i>there shall be</i> no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/19-33.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-2.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm">David's</a> <a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-31.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">Save</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">Servant</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/20-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Save</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Servant</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'; </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/19.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/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will defend this city</b><br>This phrase refers to God's promise to protect Jerusalem from the Assyrian threat. Historically, this occurred during the reign of King Hezekiah when the Assyrian king Sennacherib besieged the city. The defense of Jerusalem is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His people. The city of Jerusalem holds significant religious and political importance as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple.<p><b>and save it</b><br>The promise of salvation here is both physical and spiritual. Physically, God intervenes to prevent the destruction of Jerusalem by the Assyrians. Spiritually, it foreshadows the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ, who is often seen as the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel. This act of deliverance is a testament to God's power and His ability to save His people against overwhelming odds.<p><b>for My own sake</b><br>God's actions are motivated by His own purposes and glory. This phrase emphasizes that God's intervention is not due to the merit of the people but to uphold His own name and reputation. It reflects the biblical theme that God's actions are ultimately for His glory, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Isaiah 48:11</a>, where God acts to prevent His name from being profaned.<p><b>and for the sake of My servant David.’”</b><br>This reference to David underscores the Davidic Covenant, where God promised David that his descendants would rule Israel forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). The protection of Jerusalem is linked to God's covenantal faithfulness to David. This promise is also seen as a messianic prophecy, pointing to Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David in the New Testament, fulfilling the eternal kingship promised to David's line.<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 was a faithful king who sought the Lord's guidance and protection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city under threat from the Assyrian army, which God promises to defend.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a></b><br>The King of Assyria, who besieged Jerusalem and threatened its destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's message of deliverance to King Hezekiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The former King of Israel, whose covenant with God is a reason for God's protection over Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's promise to defend Jerusalem is rooted in His covenant with David. This demonstrates His unwavering faithfulness to His word and His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat was to seek God in prayer. This teaches us the importance of turning to God in times of crisis and trusting in His deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_glory.htm">God's Sovereignty and Glory</a></b><br>God's defense of Jerusalem was for His own sake, highlighting that His actions are ultimately for His glory. We are reminded to live in a way that honors and glorifies God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">Legacy of Faithfulness</a></b><br>The reference to David underscores the impact of a faithful life. Our actions and faith can have lasting effects on future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>Just as God protected Jerusalem, He is our protector today. We can find peace and security in His promises and presence.<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/who_was_dathan_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sennacherib in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._38_2_align_with_god's_promises.htm">In Jeremiah 38:2, how could Jeremiah’s prediction of the city’s fall be harmonized with God’s previous promises of protection for Jerusalem? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_sennacherib_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sennacherib in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_isaiah_37_and_2_kings_19_differ.htm">Why do Isaiah 37:33–35 and parallel biblical accounts (e.g., 2 Kings 19) differ in describing Sennacherib’s retreat and the exact nature of the Assyrian defeat? </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>(34) <span class= "bld">For I will defend.</span>--<span class= "ital">And</span> <span class= "ital">I</span> <span class= "ital">will cover </span>(<span class= "ital">with a shield</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm" title="As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.">Isaiah 31:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm" title="And I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.">Isaiah 38:6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm" title="And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.">2Kings 20:6</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">For my servant David's sake.</span>--See <a href="/context/1_kings/11-12.htm" title="Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.">1Kings 11:12-13</a>, and the promise in 2 Samuel 7.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For I will defend this city, to save it</span> - not merely with a view of saving it, but in such sort as effectually to save it - <span class="cmt_word">for mine own sake</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, because my own honor is concerned in its preservation, especially after the taunts of Sennacherib (<a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">2 Kings 18:32-35</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">2 Kings 19:10-13</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and for my servant David's sake.</span> Not so much on account of the promises made to David, as on account of the love which God bore towards him for his faithfulness and earnest devotion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/19-34.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">I will defend</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's 1598: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, surround, defend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rescue it</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·wō·šî·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for My own sake</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and for the sake of</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמַ֖עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 19:34 For I will defend this city (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/19-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 19:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 19:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:35" /></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>