‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: “Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Will you be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?” ’ ”
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So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish. When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you, he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, ‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: “Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Will you be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?” ’ ”
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‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: “Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Will you be delivered?
Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?” ’ ”
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Thus 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.
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
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'Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let not thy God in whom thou trustest beguile thee, saying: Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden that were in Telassar?
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?'
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- 2 Kings 18:5 (v10) He trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel; so that after him was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were…
- 2 Kings 17:6 (v12) In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the…
- 2 Kings 18:34 (v13) Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my…
- Genesis 11:31 (v12) Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of…
- 2 Kings 18:29-30 (v10) The king says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand. Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust…
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- Ezekiel 27:23 (v12) “ ‘ “Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.
- Isaiah 37:12 (v12) Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in…
- Genesis 2:8 (v12) Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
- Genesis 29:4 (v12) Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”
- Numbers 13:21 (v13) So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
- Numbers 34:8 (v13) From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
- 2 Kings 17:5-11 (v11) Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea the…
- 2 Kings 17:24 (v13) The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of…
- 2 Kings 18:33-34 (v12) Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath, and of…
- 2 Kings 19:17-18 (v11) Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no…
- 1 Chronicles 5:26 (v12) So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them…
- 2 Chronicles 32:13-14 (v11) Don’t you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any way able…
- 2 Chronicles 32:15-19 (v10) Now therefore don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able…
- Isaiah 10:8-11 (v11) For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings? Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?” As my…
- Isaiah 11:11 (v13) It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from…
- Isaiah 37:10-14 (v10) “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem won’t be…
- Isaiah 37:13-20 (v13) Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’ ” Hezekiah received the…
- Jeremiah 39:5 (v13) But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. When they had taken him, they brought him up to…
- Jeremiah 49:23 (v13) Of Damascus: “Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil news. They have melted away. There is sorrow on the sea. It can’t…
- Zechariah 9:2 (v13) and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
- Acts 7:4 (v12) Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans and lived in Haran. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land,…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v10 The more near that the wicked are to their…
The more near that the wicked are to their destruction, the more they blaspheme.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv10–13 2Ki 19:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king…
2Ki 19:10 Thus 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.
Ver. 10. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee.] Sennacherib and Rabshakeh are both in a song. Reckon these two, saith an author, among the first and chiefest kill-Christs, because ever an honest mind is more afflicted with words than blows. {Psa 12:3}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv11–13 No, certainly, never expect it: such questions oft imply…
No, certainly, never expect it: such questions oft imply a denial, as Gen 18:17.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v10 Verse 10. Let not thy God in whom thou…
Verse 10. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest] This letter is nearly the same with the speech delivered by Rab-shakeh. See 2Kg 18:29.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv10, 13 2Ki 19:10-11. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah —…
2Ki 19:10-11. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah — That is, these things shall ye communicate; for they did not signify them by word of mouth, but in writing. Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee — Rab- shakeh had said to the people, Let not Hezekiah deceive you. Sennacherib writes to Hezekiah, Let not thy God deceive thee. Those who have the God of Jacob for their help, and whose hope is in the Lord their God, need not fear being deceived by him, as the heathen were by their pretended gods. It is probable Sennacherib had heard that Hezekiah professed to have an assurance from the Lord, that the king of Assyria should not prevail against him. Behold thou hast heard, &c. — This letter is of the same import with the former message, presuming that the God of Israel was like the gods of other countries, and had no more power to preserve his worshippers than they had to preserve theirs.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv11–13 All lands - This boast is in strict accordance…
All lands - This boast is in strict accordance with the general tenor of the Assyrian inscriptions. Hyperbole is the general language of the East; but in this instance it was not so extreme as in some others. The Assyrians under Sargon and Sennacherib had enjoyed an uninterrupted series of military successes: they had succeeded in establishing their pre-eminence from the Median desert to the banks of the Nile, and from the shores of Lake Van to those of the Persian Gulf.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v12 Gozan, in Less Armenia; Haran and Reseph in Palmerene…
Gozan, in Less Armenia; Haran and Reseph in Palmerene Syria. Thelassar, or Syria. They were nations not very remote. See chap. xviii. 34. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv10, 12, 13 10. Let not thy God… deceive thee — The…
10. Let not thy God… deceive thee — The arguments urged in this second message are substantially identical with those urged by Rab-shakeh in 2Ki_18:19-35, and were probably prepared by the same officer.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv10–13 10. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of…
10. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying] These words are unrepresented in the LXX.
Let not thy God … deceive thee] This was the sort of railing on the God of Israel, and the speaking against Him on which the Chronicler dwells so strongly.
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Jerusalem shall not be delivered] R.V. given. The change brings this passage into conformity with Isaiah. Also as ‘deliver’ is used in the two following verses in a different sense, it is well that the word should be varied.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv10–13 (10) Let not thy God . . . deceive…
(10) Let not thy God . . . deceive thee.—Through prophets, or dreams, or any other recognised medium of communication.
(10-13) Sennacherib’s second message repeats the arguments of 2Ki_18:29-35.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv10–13 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah King of Judah,…
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah King of Judah, saying. The messengers brought a "letter" ( as we see from ver. 14; but still they were to "speak to Hezekiahi.e. they were first to read the contents to him, and then to hand him the copy. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the King of Assyria. Sennacherib drops the fiction that he himself is sent by Jehovah to attack Judaea and destroy it, (2Ki_18:25) and contents himself with suggesting that any announcements which Hezekiah may have received from his God are untrustworthy. Probably he spoke his convictions. He did not think it possible that Jerusalem could resist or escape him. (comp. Isa_10:8-11, Isa_10:13, Isa_10:14)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v10 (See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
trustest
(See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv10, 12 General Information:
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This is the message that King Sennacharib of Assyria sent to King Hezekiah.
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Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying
"Do not believe your God in whom you trust. He is lying when he says"
the hand of the king of Assyria
"Hand" is metonymy for control, authority or power. AT: "the control of the government of Assyria" (See: Metonymy)
See, you have heard
"Notice, you have heard" or "You have certainly heard." Here "see" was used to draw attention to what he was about to say next.
So will you be rescued?
Sennacharib used this question to emphasize that God will not be able to rescue them. AT: "Your God will not rescue you!" or "You will not be able to escape either!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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Jerusalem
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Assyria
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v10 19:10-13 Sennacherib’s second message reminded the people of Jerusalem…
19:10-13 Sennacherib’s second message reminded the people of Jerusalem of the Assyrians’ ruthless victories; it was common knowledge that the kings of Assyria had plundered, tortured, mutilated (see 19:28), and completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way. No nation, king, or god had been able to resist them. In the face of this threat, the people would be wiser to trust their common sense and surrender rather than trust Hezekiah and his deceptive piety.
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