2 Kings 19:18

18 and have hurled their gods into the fire, though they were no gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone—and so they were destroyed.

2 Kings 19:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 19:18

(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)

2 Kings 19:18 In-Context

16 Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.

17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

18 and have hurled their gods into the fire, though they were no gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone—and so they were destroyed.

19 So now, O Lord our God, save us, I pray you, from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone."

20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I have heard your prayer to me about King Sennacherib of Assyria.