Isaiah 20:1 “Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyr…”

Isaiah 20:1

Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

World English Bible

In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;

American Standard Version

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;

Geneva Bible 1599

In the yeere that Tartan came to Ashdod, (when Sargon King of Asshur sent him) and had fought against Ashdod, and taken it,

Darby Translation

In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, (and he fought against Ashdod and took it,)

Young's Literal Translation

In the year of the coming in of Tartan to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Asshur sendeth him, and he fighteth against Ashdod, and captureth it,

Bible in Basic English

In the year when the Tartan came to Ashdod, sent by Sargon, king of Assyria, and made war against it and took it;

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Cross references

“Tartan”

2 Kings 18:17

2 Kings 18:17 · BSB

Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqued…

“Ashdod”

1 Samuel 6:17 Jeremiah 25:20 Amos 1:8

1 Samuel 6:17 · BSB

As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

Jeremiah 25:20 · BSB

all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Amos 1:8 · BSB

I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

“and took”

Jeremiah 25:29 Jeremiah 25:30

Jeremiah 25:29 · BSB

For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, decla…

Jeremiah 25:30 · BSB

So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grap…

Also

1 Samuel 5:1

1 Samuel 5:1 · BSB

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

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

In context

2the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

Read Isaiah 20