2 Kings 19:8

2 Kings 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Rab–shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
• New International Version (NIV)When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that the king had left Lachish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.

Context of 2 Kings 19:8

6Isaiah said to them, ‘Tell your master that the Lord says this: “Do not let the words that you have heard make you afraid. The servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me, the Lord. 7Listen to me! I will put a spirit into the king of Assyria's mind. He will hear a report which will cause him to return to his own country. There, in his own land, I will cause someone to kill him with a sword.” ’ At that time, the king of Assyria had left Lachish city. When the Assyrian officer heard that news, he left Jerusalem. He went to meet the king at Libnah, where the king was now fighting a battle. 9Then the king of Assyria heard a report about Tirhakah, the king of Ethiopia. People told him, ‘He has brought his army from Ethiopia to fight against you.’ When the king of Assyria heard that news, he sent another message to Hezekiah in Jerusalem. 10This was his message to King Hezekiah of Judah: ‘You are hoping that your God will help you. Your God may say that the king of Assyria will not destroy Jerusalem. But do not let him deceive you.

2 Kings 19:8 word by word

וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Rab–shakehרַבְשָׁקֵהrabshâqêh · RabshakehH7262
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• warringלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Libnahלִבְנָהlibnâh · LibnahH3841
• for he had heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that he was departedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• from Lachishלָכִישׁlâkîysh · LachishH3923

Cross-references for 2 Kings 19:8

• 2 Kings 8:22Even today, Edom's people do not obey the rulers of Judah. The people of Libnah city also turned against Judah at the same time.
• Joshua 10:29After that, Joshua and his army marched from Makkedah to Libnah. They attacked Libnah city.
• Joshua 12:15king of Libnah, king of Adullam,
• Joshua 15:42He also gave them Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
• 2 Kings 18:14So King Hezekiah of Judah sent a message to the king of Assyria, who was in Lachish. Hezekiah said, ‘What I did was wrong. Please take your army out of Judah. Then I will pay you everything that you ask me to pay.’ The king of Assyria told King Hezekiah that he must pay ten tons of silver and one ton of gold.
• Joshua 12:11king of Jarmuth, king of Lachish,
• Joshua 15:39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
• Isaiah 37:8At that time, the king of Assyria had left Lachish city. When the Assyrian officer heard that news, he left Jerusalem. He went to meet the king at Libnah, where the king was now fighting a battle.
• Micah 1:13You people who live in Lachish, get your chariots and horses ready to go! You were the first people in Judah to do what is wrong. You are exactly like Israel's people, because, like them, you refused to obey God.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 19:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Libnah - Lachish - These two places were not very distant from each other; they were in the mountains of Judah, southward of Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8On Lachish and Libnah, see Joshua 10:3, note; Joshua 10:29, note. The phrase, “he was departed from Lachish” is suggestive of successful resistance.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 Prayer is the never-failing resource of the tempted Christian, whether struggling with outward difficulties or inward foes. At the mercy-seat of his almighty Friend he opens his heart, spreads his case, like Hezekiah, and makes his appeal. When he can discern that the glory of God is engaged on his side, faith gains the victory, and he rejoices that he shall never be moved. The best pleas in prayer are taken from God's honour. (2Ki 19:20-34)Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Sennacherib sent his officers and troops to Jerusalem while he attacked Lachish (2 Kings 18:14, 17). He then moved eight miles northeast to Libnah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. So Rab-shakeh ... found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah--Whether Lachish had fallen or not, is not said. But Sennacherib had transferred his battering-rams against the apparently neighboring fortress of Libnah (Jos 10:29; compare Jos 10:31; 15:42), where the chief-cup-bearer reported the execution of his mission.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 19:8

• Diplomacy
• Lachish
• Libnah
• Rab-Shakeh (Rabshakeh)
• Sennacherib

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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