Isaiah 20:1

Isaiah 20:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;
• New International Version (NIV)In the year that the supreme commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it—
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it—
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it,

Context of Isaiah 20:1

In the year when King Sargon of Assyria sent his commander in chief to capture the Philistine city of Ashdod, 2the Lord told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot. 3Then the Lord said, “My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the last three years. This is a sign—a symbol of the terrible troubles I will bring upon Egypt and Ethiopia.

Isaiah 20:1 word by word

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת בֹּ֤א תַרְתָּן֙ אַשְׁדּ֔וֹדָה בִּשְׁלֹ֣ח אֹת֔וֹ סַֽרְג֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• that Tartanתַּרְתָּןtartân · TartanH8661
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹד'ashdôd · AshdodH795
• when Sargonסַרְגוֹןsargôn · SargonH5623
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• him,) and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Cross-references for Isaiah 20:1

• 2 Kings 18:17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.
• 1 Samuel 6:17The five gold tumors sent by the Philistines as a guilt offering to the Lord were gifts from the rulers of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
• Jeremiah 25:20along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod.
• Amos 1:8I will slaughter the people of Ashdod and destroy the king of Ashkelon. Then I will turn to attack Ekron, and the few Philistines still left will be killed,” says the Sovereign Lord.
• Jeremiah 25:29I have begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all the nations of the earth. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!’

Commentaries on Isaiah 20:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod - Tartan was one of the generals of Sennacherib. Ashdod, called by the Greeks Azotus, was a seaport on the Mediterranean, between Askelon and Ekron, and not far from Gaza (Reland‘s “Palestine,” iii.) It was one of the five cities of the Philistines, assigned to the tribe of Judah, but never conquered by them Joshua 13:8; Joshua 15:46-47. The temple of Dagon stood here; and here the ark of God was brought after the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The invasion and conquest of Egypt and Ethiopia. Isaiah was a sign to the people by his unusual dress, when he walked abroad. He commonly wore sackcloth as a prophet, to show himself mortified to the world. He was to loose this from his loins; to wear no upper garments, and to go barefooted. This sign was to signify, that the Egyptians and Ethiopians should be led away captives by the king of Assyria, thus stripped. The world will often deem believers…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Sargon of Assyria is Sargon II, who ruled from 721 to 705 BC. Ashdod was one of the five Philistine cities that rebelled against Assyria in 713 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-6In the reign of Sargon (722-715 B.C.), the successor of Shalmaneser, an Assyrian invasion of Egypt took place. Its success is here foretold, and hence a party among the Jews is warned of the folly of their "expectation" of aid from Egypt or Ethiopia. At a later period (Is 18:1-7), when Tirhakah of Ethiopia was their ally, the Ethiopians are treated as friends, to whom God announces the overthrow of the common Assyrian foe, Sennacherib. Egypt and Ethiopia…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 20:1

• Ashdod
• Isaiah
• Sargon
• Tartan

In the dictionaries

• Ashdod
• Assyria
• Ashdod, or Azotus
• Ashdod, Azotus
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Barefoot
• Captive
• No
• Sargon
• Tartan

Commentaries on Isaiah 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings