2 Kings 19 · Verse 24

2 Kings 19:24

I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
2 Kings 19:24, King James Version

2 Kings 19:24 in other translations

BSBI have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
WEBI have dug and drunk strange waters, and I will dry up all the rivers of Egypt with the sole of my feet.”
ASVI have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
YLTI have digged, and drunk strange waters, And I dry up with the sole of my steps All floods of a bulwark.
DARBYI have digged, and have drunk strange waters, And with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the streams of Matsor.
BBEI have made water-holes and taken their waters, and with my foot I have made all the rivers of Egypt dry.
WebsterI have digged and drank strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

What does 2 Kings 19:24 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 I have dipped and drunk strange waters - I have conquered strange countries, in which I have digged wells for my army; or, I have gained the wealth of strange countries. With the sole of my feet - My infantry have been so numerous that they alone have been sufficient to drink up the rivers of the places I have besieged.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 19:20-34

All Sennacherib's motions were under the Divine cognizance. God himself undertakes to defend the city; and that person, that place, cannot but be safe, which he undertakes to protect. The invasion of the Assyrians probably had prevented the land from being sown that year. The next is supposed to have been the sabbatical year, but the Lord engaged that the produce of the land should be sufficient for their support…

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2 Kings 19:24 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.

אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
קַ֔רְתִּיKar.tiI have dugH6979
וְשָׁתִ֖יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiand I have drunkH8354
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwaterH4325
זָרִ֑יםza.RimstrangeH2114
וְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.Rivso I may dry upH2717
בְּכַף\־be.khaf-with [the] sole ofH3709
פְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.Maifeet myH6471
כֹּ֖לkolallH3605
יְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.Rei[the] canals ofH2975
מָצֽוֹר\׃ma.TzorEgyptH4693

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 19:24

  • 1 Kings 20:10

    And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

  • Exodus 15:9

    The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

  • Isaiah 19:6

    And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.

  • 2 Samuel 17:13

    Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

  • Daniel 4:30

    The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have digged, etc.I have conquered strange countries, and marched through the driest places, in which I have digged wells for my army.
with the sole.My infantry have been so numerous, that they alone have been sufficient to dry up all the rivers of besieged places, either by drinking them, or by diverting their course into other channels.
Ex 15:9; 2Sa 17:13; 1Ki 20:10; Da 4:30
besieged places. or, fenced places.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 19:23

    By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.

  • 2 Kings 19:24

    I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

  • 2 Kings 19:25

    Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.

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2 Kings 19:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo he cavado y bebido las aguas ajenas, y he secado con las plantas de mis pies todos los ríos de lugares bloqueados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai creusé, et j’ai bu des eaux étrangères; et j’ai desséché avec la plante de mes pieds tous les canaux de Matsor…
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich habe gegraben und fremde Wasser getrunken; und mit der Sohle meiner Füße werde ich austrocknen alle Ströme Mazors.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ego succidi. Et bibi aquas alienas, et siccavi vestigiis pedum meorum omnes aquas clausas.