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 that the Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it, 2at that time Adonai spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your loins and your sandals from your feet.” So he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3Then Adonai said: “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years, as a sign and a wonder against 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 18:17Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish with a great army to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. So they went up and arrived at Jerusalem. Now when they arrived, they stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway of the fuller’s field.
• 1 Samuel 6:17So these are the golden tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to Adonai: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron.
• Jeremiah 25:20and all the mingled people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
• Amos 1:8I will cut off Ashdod’s inhabitant, wielding Ashkelon’s scepter. I will turn My hand against Ekron and the rest of the Philistines will perish. My Lord Adonai has said it.
• Jeremiah 25:29See, I am beginning to bring evil on the city where My name is called, and should you go completely unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth.” It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.

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