God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 19:7
7I’m going to put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own country. I’ll have him assassinated in his own country.’ ”
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.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.'"
- 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.” ’ ”
Context of 2 Kings 19:7
5So King Hezekiah’s men went to Isaiah. 6Isaiah answered them, “Say this to your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Don’t be afraid of the message that you heard when the Assyrian king’s assistants slandered me. I’m going to put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own country. I’ll have him assassinated in his own country.’ ” 8The field commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah. He had heard that the king left Lachish. 9Now, Sennacherib heard that King Tirhakah of Sudan was coming to fight him. Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
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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 19:35It happened that night. The Lord’s angel went out and killed 185,000 ⌞soldiers⌟ in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses.
- Job 4:9God destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger.
- Psalms 11:6He rains down fire and burning sulfur upon wicked people. He makes them drink from a cup filled with scorching wind.
- Psalms 18:14He shot his arrows and scattered them. He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion.
- Psalms 50:3Our God will come and will not remain silent. A devouring fire is in front of him and a raging storm around him.
- Isaiah 10:16That is why the Almighty Lord of Armies will send a degenerative disease against brave men. A flame will be turned into a raging fire under his power.
- Isaiah 11:4He will judge the poor justly. He will make fair decisions for the humble people on earth. He will strike the earth with a rod from his mouth. He will kill the wicked with the breath from his lips.
- Jeremiah 51:1This is what the Lord says: I will stir up a destructive wind against Babylon and against the people who live in Leb Kamai.
- 2 Kings 7:6(The Lord had made the Aramean army hear what sounded like chariots, horses, and a large army. The Aramean soldiers said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!”
- Job 15:21Terrifying sounds are in his ears. While he enjoys peace, the destroyer comes to him.
- Jeremiah 49:14I heard a message from the Lord. A messenger was sent among the nations to say, “Assemble, and attack Edom. Get ready for battle.”
- Jeremiah 51:46Don’t lose courage or be afraid when rumors are heard in the land. One rumor comes one year; another rumor comes the next year. Rumors of violence are in the land. Rumors that one ruler will fight against another are in the land.
- Obadiah 1:1This is the vision of Obadiah. This is what the Almighty Lord says about Edom: We have heard a message from the Lord. A messenger was sent among the nations to say, “Get ready! Let’s go to war against Edom.”
- 2 Kings 19:36Then King Sennacherib of Assyria left. He went home to Nineveh and stayed there.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21The Lord sent an angel who exterminated all the soldiers, officials, and commanders in the Assyrian king’s camp. Humiliated, Sennacherib returned to his own country. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him with a 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
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