2 Kings 19:8

8 When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

2 Kings 19:8 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that the king had left Lachish.
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah.
The Message Bible (MSG)
8 The Rabshakeh left and found that the king of Assyria had pulled up stakes from Lachish and was now fighting against Libnah.
American Standard Version (ASV)
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
8 The field commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah. He had heard that the king left Lachish.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
8 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he returned and found him fighting against Libnah.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
8 The field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish. So the commander pulled his troops back from Jerusalem. He went to join the king. He found out that the king was fighting against Libnah.

2 Kings 19:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 19:8

(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)

2 Kings 19:8 In-Context

6 Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
7 Listen! When he hears a certain report, I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.’ ”
8 When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
9 Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the king of Cush, was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:
10 “Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.’

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Kings 18:14
  • 2. S Numbers 33:20; S 2 Kings 8:22
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