2 Kings 19 · Verse 12

2 Kings 19:12

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?
2 Kings 19:12, King James Version

2 Kings 19:12 in other translations

BSBDid the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
WEBHave the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
ASVHave 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?
YLTdid the gods of the nations deliver them whom my fathers destroyed--Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who are in Thelassar?
DARBYHave thegods of the nations which my fathers have destroyed delivered them: Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden that were in Thelassar?
BBEDid the gods of the nations keep safe those on whom my fathers sent destruction, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
WebsterHave the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Thelasar?

What does 2 Kings 19:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 19:9-13

9-13. when he heard say of Tirhakah ..., Behold, he is come out to fight against thee, &c.--This was the "rumor" to which Isaiah referred [2Ki 19:7]. Tirhakah reigned in Upper Egypt, while So (or Sabaco) ruled in Lower Egypt. He was a powerful monarch, another Sesostris, and both he and Sabaco have left many monuments of their greatness. The name and figure of Tirhakah receiving war captives, are still seen in the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 19:8-19

Prayer is the never-failing resource of the tempted Christian, whether struggling with outward difficulties or inward foes. At the mercy-seat of his almighty Friend he opens his heart, spreads his case, like Hezekiah, and makes his appeal. When he can discern that the glory of God is engaged on his side, faith gains the victory, and he rejoices that he shall never be moved. The best pleas in prayer are taken from…

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2 Kings 19:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.lu¿ did they deliverH5337
אֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH430
הַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
שִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.Tuthey destroyedH7843
אֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.Taifathers myH1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanGozanH1470
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
חָרָ֑ןcha.RanHaranH2771
וְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefand RezephH7530
וּבְנֵי\־u.ve.nei-and [the] people ofH1121
עֶ֖דֶן'E.denEdenH5729
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
בִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר\׃bit.la.Sar[were] in TelassarH8515

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Cross references for 2 Kings 19:12

  • 2 Kings 17:6

    In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

  • Ezekiel 27:23

    Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

  • Genesis 11:31

    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

  • Isaiah 37:12

    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 Telassar?

  • 1 Chronicles 5:26

    And 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 away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

  • Genesis 2:8

    And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

  • Acts 7:4

    Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

  • 2 Kings 18:33-34

    Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?

  • Genesis 29:4

    And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Have the gods.
18:33,34
Gozan.
17:6; 1Ch 5:26
Haran.
Ge 11:31; 29:4; Ac 7:4
Charran. Rezeph.Rezeph was probably either Rezapha, which Ptolemy places in the Palmyrene, west of the Euphrates; or rather, Rezipha, in Mesopotamia, east of the Euphrates.
Eden.
Ge 2:8; Isa 37:12
Telassar.
Eze 27:23

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Context

  • 2 Kings 19:11

    Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?

  • 2 Kings 19:12

    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?

  • 2 Kings 19:13

    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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2 Kings 19:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Libráronlas los dioses de las gentes, que mis padres destruyeron, es á saber, Gozán, y Harán, y Reseph, y los hijos de Edén que estaban en Thalasar?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Est-ce que les dieux des nations que mes pères ont détruites les ont délivrées, Gozan, et Charan, et Rétseph, et les fils d’Éden qui étaient en Thelassar?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Haben die Götter der Nationen, welche meine Väter vernichtet haben, sie errettet: Gosan und Haran und Rezeph, und die Kinder Edens, die in Telassar waren?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Numquid liberaverunt dii gentium singulos quos vastaverunt patres mei, Gozan videlicet, et Haran, et Reseph, et filios Eden qui erant in Thelassar?