English Standard Version
2 Kings 19:4
4It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left."
2 Kings 19:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab–shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
- New International Version (NIV)It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)But perhaps the Lord your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!”
Context of 2 Kings 19:4
2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. 3They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left." 5When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master, 'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me.
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אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת׀ כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָח֨וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר׀ אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- It may beאוּלַי'ûlay 'ûlay · perhapsH194
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- all the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of Rab–shakehרַבְשָׁקֵהrabshâqêh · RabshakehH7262
- whom the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
- his masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- hath sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- to reproachחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
- the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
- and will reproveיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
- wherefore lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
- prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
- for the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
- that are leftמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
Cross-references for 2 Kings 19:4
- Genesis 22:14So Abraham called the name of that place, "The Lord will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided."
- Deuteronomy 32:36For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free.
- Joshua 14:12So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said."
- 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few."
- 2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today."
- 2 Kings 18:17And the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they arrived, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Washer's Field.
- 2 Kings 19:22"Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- 1 Samuel 17:45Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- Psalms 50:21These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.
- Psalms 74:18Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name.
- 2 Chronicles 32:20Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven.
- Psalms 50:15and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."
- Jeremiah 33:3Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
- Ezekiel 36:37"Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: to increase their people like a flock.
- Romans 9:27And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,
- James 5:16Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 19:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The remnant that are left - That is, the Jews; the ten tribes having been already carried away captive by the kings of Assyria.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Will hear - i. e., “will show that he has heard - will notice and punish.” The living God - See 1 Samuel 17:26 note. And will reprove the words - Rather, “will reprove him for the words.” The remnant - i. e., for the kingdom of Judah, the only remnant of God‘s people that was now left, after Galilee and Gilead and Samaria had all been carried away captive.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Hezekiah was not denying his own relationship with the Lord by calling him your God; instead, he was recognizing God's special call on Isaiah.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. the living God--"The living God" is a most significant expression taken in connection with the senseless deities that Rab-shakeh boasted were unable to resist his master's victorious arms. 2Ki 19:6, 7. Comforted by Isaiah.Read the comment
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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
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