2 Kings 19:12

Listen to 2 Kings 19:12
12 1Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, 2Gozan, 3Haran, Rezeph, and the people of 4Eden who were in Telassar?

2 Kings 19:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 19:12

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2 Kings 19:12 In-Context

10 “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered?
12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah? ’”
14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord.

Cross References 4

  • 1. 19:12 ch. 18:33
  • 2. 19:12 ch. 17:6
  • 3. 19:12 Gen. 11:31; Ezek. 27:23
  • 4. 19:12 Ezek. 27:23; Amos 1:5
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