So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

  • KJV King James Version

    So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

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Cross-references (9)

Passages linked to 2 Kings 19:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 2 Kings 18:14 Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, “I have offended you. Return from me. That which you put on me, I will bear.” The king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
  • Joshua 10:29 Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
  • Joshua 12:11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
  • Joshua 12:15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
  • Joshua 15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
  • Joshua 15:42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
  • 2 Kings 8:22 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
  • Isaiah 37:8-9 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. He heard news concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “He has come out to fight against you.” When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
  • Micah 1:13 Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 19:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king…

2Ki 19:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

Ver. 8. So Rabshakeh returned.] But left his army, likely, still before Jerusalem.

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That he was departed from Lachish.] Which he had taken; or, as some think, out of hope of taking it.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Rab-shakeh returned to the king, to give him an…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Rabshakeh, having delivered his message and received no answer…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Returned - To the king, to give him an…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 8. Libnah - Lachish.] These two places were…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 19:8. Rab-shakeh returned — To the king, to…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On Lachish and Libnah, see Jos 10:3, note; Jos…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain SENNACHERIB SENDS A BLASPHEMOUS LETTER TO HEZEKIAH. (Kg2 19:8-13)
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain SENNACHERIB’S SECOND MESSAGE TO HEZEKIAH, 2Ki_19:8-13.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8–13. Sennacherib’s letter to Hezekiah (2Ch_32:17; Isa_37:8-13)
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) So Rab-shakeh returned.—This takes up the narrative from…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain So Rabshakeh returned. Rabshakeh"s embassy came to an end…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the chief commander
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 19:8 Sennacherib had dispatched his officers and forces to…

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