2 Kings 19 · Verse 9

2 Kings 19:9

And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

2 Kings 19:9, King James Version

2 Kings 19:9 in other translations

BSB	Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
WEB	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,
ASV	And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee, he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
YLT	And he heareth concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, ‘Lo, he hath come out to fight with thee;' and he turneth and sendeth messengers unto Hezekiah, saying,
DARBY	And he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come forth to make war with thee. And he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,
BBE	And when news came to him that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had made an attack on him, he sent representatives to Hezekiah again, saying,
Webster	And when he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Cush, Behold, he hath come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

What does 2 Kings 19:9 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 Egyptian temple of Medinet Abou. This was the expected succor which was sneered at by Rab-shakeh as "a bruised reed" (2Ki 18:21). Rage against Hezekiah for allying himself with Egypt, or the hope of being better able to meet this attack from the south, induced him, after hearing the rumor of Tirhakah's advance, to send a menacing letter to Hezekiah, in order that he might force the king of Judah to an immediate surrender of his capital. This letter, couched in the same vaunting and imperious style as the speech of Rab-shakeh, exceeded it in blasphemy, and contained a larger enumeration of conquered places, with the view of terrifying Hezekiah and showing him the utter hopelessness of all attempts at resistance. 2Ki 19:14-34. Hezekiah's Prayer.

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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 19:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH8085

אֶל\־'el-concerningH413

תִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahTirhakahH8640

מֶֽלֶך\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428

כּוּשׁ֙kushCushH3568

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559

הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009

יָצָ֖אya.Tza'he has come outH3318

לְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.Chemto do battleH3898

אִתָּ֑ךְ'i.Takhwith youH854

וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971

מַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397

אֶל\־'el-toH413

חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396

לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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Cross references for 2 Kings 19:9

1 Samuel 23:27
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
2 Kings 18:17
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
Isaiah 37:9
And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

when he heard.When Sennacherib had levied contributions on Hezekiah, he marched his army into Egypt; where, after several successes, he laid siege to Pelusium, and spent much time in it; but hearing that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, whom Strabo calls Therchon, was marching against him with a great army, to assist his kinsman Sevechus, or Sethon, the king of Egypt, he durst not abide his coming, but raised the siege; and returning to Judea, he encamped against Lachish, and afterwards against Libnah. But finding that Tirhakah pursued him as a fugitive, he marched back to encounter him; and having totally routed his army, he returned to wreak his vengeance on Hezekiah.
1Sa 23:27; Isa 37:9
sent.
18:17

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Context

2 Kings 19:8
So Rab–shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
2 Kings 19:9
And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
2 Kings 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.

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2 Kings 19:9 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y oyó decir de Thiraca rey de Ethiopía: He aquí es salido para hacerte guerra. Entonces volvió él, y envió embajadores á Ezechîas, diciendo:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et le roi d’Assyrie entendit dire, touchant Tirhaka, roi d’Éthiopie: Voici, il est sorti pour te faire la guerre. Et il envoya de nouveau des messagers à Ézéchias, disant:
German Elberfelder 1871	Und er hörte von Tirhaka, dem König von Äthiopien, sagen: Siehe, er ist ausgezogen, um wider dich zu streiten. Da sandte er wiederum Boten zu Hiskia und sprach:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Cumque audisset de Tharaca rege Æthiopiæ, dicentes: Ecce egressus est ut pugnet adversum te: et iret contra eum, misit nuntios ad Ezechiam, dicens: