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2 Kings 19:9

19:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

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When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you, he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against you: he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

19:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

What does 2 Kings 19:9 mean?

2 Kings 19:9 is a verse in the book of 2 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), אָמַר (ʼâmar), תִּרְהָקָה (Tirhâqâh). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
when
he
heardשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
sayאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
of
TirhakahתִּרְהָקָהTirhâqâh/teer-haw'-kaw/H8640Tirhakah, a king of Kush
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
of
Ethiopia,כּוּשׁKûwsh/koosh/H3568Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
Behold,
he
is
come
outיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to
fightלָחַםlâcham/law-kham'/H3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
against
thee:
he
sentשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
messengersמֲלְאָךְmălʼâk/mal-awk'/H4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
againשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
unto
Hezekiah,חִזְקִיָּהChizqîyâh/khiz-kee-yaw'/H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
saying,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Commentary on 2 Kings 19:9

HENRY_FULL · 2 Kings 19:9
ction" This chapter continues the history of the succession in the kingdoms both of Judah and Israel. I. In the kingdom of Judah here is, 1. The entire history (as much as is recorded in this book) of Amaziah's reign (1.) His good character, ver. 1-4 . (2.) The justice he executed on the murderers of his father, ver. 5, 6 . (3.) His victory over the Edomites, ver. 7 . (4.) His war with Joash, and his defeat in that war, ver. 8-14 . (5.) His fall, at last, by a conspiracy against him, ver. 17-20 . 2. The beginning of the history of Azariah, ver. 21, 22 . II. In the kingdom of Israel, the conclusion of the reign of Joash ( ver. 15, 16 ), and the entire history of Jeroboam his son, the second of that name, ver. 23-29 . How many great men are made to stand in a little compass in God's book! The Reign of Amaziah. ( b. c.

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2 Kings 19:2

And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

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2 Kings 19:9 (King James Version) reads: "And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,"

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2 Kings 19:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Kings.

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