2 Kings 19:7

2 Kings 19:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
• New International Version (NIV)Listen! When he hears a certain report, I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.’ ”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.’”

Context of 2 Kings 19:7

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. Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.'" 8The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that the king had left Lachish. 9Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, "Behold, he has set out to fight against you." So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

2 Kings 19:7 word by word

הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, I will sendנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• a blastרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• upon him, and he shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• a rumourשְׁמוּעָהshemû‛âh · tidingsH8052
• and shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to his own landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and I will cause him to fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for 2 Kings 19:7

• 2 Kings 19:35And that night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
• Job 4:9By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.
• Psalms 11:6Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
• Psalms 18:14And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.
• Psalms 50:3Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
• Isaiah 10:16Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
• Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
• Jeremiah 51:1Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai,
• 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us."
• Job 15:21Dreadful sounds are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
• Jeremiah 49:14I have heard a message from the Lord, and an envoy has been sent among the nations: "Gather yourselves together and come against her, and rise up for battle!
• Jeremiah 51:46Let not your heart faint, and be not fearful at the report heard in the land, when a report comes in one year and afterward a report in another year, and violence is in the land, and ruler is against ruler.
• Obadiah 1:1The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: "Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!"
• 2 Kings 19:36Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at Nineveh.
• 2 Chronicles 32:21And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 19:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Behold, I will send a blast - and he shall hear a rumor - The rumor was, that Tirhakah had invaded Assyria. The blast was that which slew one hundred and eighty-five thousand of them in one night, see 2 Kings 19:35. Cause him to fall by the sword - Alluding to his death by the hands of his two sons, at Nineveh. See 2 Kings 19:35-37.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Will send a blast upon him - Rather, “I will put a spirit in him “ - i. e., “I will take from him his present pride and will put in him a new spirit, a spirit of craven fear.” Men shall tell him of the destruction that has come upon his host 2 Kings 19:35, and he shall straightway return, etc.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