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2 Kings 19:9 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 19 · verse 9
And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,2 Kings 19:9 · King James Version
2 Kings 19:9 in context
7Behold, 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.
8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
9And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
11Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- TirhakahTirhâqâhTirhakah, a king of KushH8640 →
- EthiopiaKûwshCush , the name of a son of Ham, and of his territoryH3568 →
- HezekiahChizqîyâhChizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesH2396 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- fightlâchamto feed onH3898 →
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Rabshakeh, having delivered his message and received no answer (whether he took this silence for a consent or a slight does not appear), left his army before Jerusalem, under the command of the other generals, and went himself to attend the king his master for further orders.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-19