2 Kings 19:17 “Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and…”

2 Kings 19:17

Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

World English Bible

Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

American Standard Version

Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

Geneva Bible 1599

Trueth it is, Lord, that the Kings of Asshur haue destroyed the nations and their landes,

Darby Translation

Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

Young's Literal Translation

'Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations, and their land,

Bible in Basic English

Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have made waste the nations and their lands,

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Cross references

“Of a truth”

Job 9:2 Isaiah 5:9 Jeremiah 26:15 Daniel 2:47 Luke 22:59 Acts 4:27

Job 9:2 · BSB

“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?

Isaiah 5:9 · BSB

I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.

Jeremiah 26:15 · BSB

But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”

Daniel 2:47 · BSB

The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”

Luke 22:59 · BSB

About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”

Acts 4:27 · BSB

In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

“the kings”

2 Kings 16:9 2 Kings 17:6 2 Kings 17:24 1 Chronicles 5:26 Isaiah 10:9–11 Isaiah 7:17

2 Kings 16:9 · BSB

So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.

2 Kings 17:6 · BSB

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Kings 17:24 · BSB

Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

1 Chronicles 5:26 · BSB

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, H…

Isaiah 10:9–11 · BSB

“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?

Isaiah 7:17 · BSB

The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.

18They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.

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