Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 19:14-20
14So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396אֶת־'et-H853receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the letterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612fromמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,read itוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7121,and went up toוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and spread it outוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּvai.yif.re.Se.hu chiz.ki.Ya.huH6566H2396beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
15And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒Yah.weh vai.yo.MarH3068H559: “O LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,enthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427between the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,Youאַתָּה־'a.tah-H859aloneה֤וּא לְבַדְּךָ֔hu' le.va.de.KhaH905H1931are Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430over allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859madeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
16Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200.Listen toוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085אֵ֚ת'etH853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576has sentשְׁלָח֔וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to defyלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.
18They have castוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784and destroyed themוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6,forכִּי֩kiH3588theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992were notלֹ֨אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,butכִּ֣יkiH3588onlyאִם־'im-H518woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68—the workמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of humanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027.
19And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994save usהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467from his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ סle.va.De.khaH905,O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,are Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”
20Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971a message toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834:I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085your prayerהִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419אֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413concerningאֶל־'el-H413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥בsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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