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Themes in 2 Kings 19

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Themes in 2 Kings 19

2 Kings 19:1 (show verse)

When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Garments » Materials used for » Sackcloth
intercession » Solicited » By hezekiah, of isaiah
Sackcloth » Was worn » Often over the whole person

2 Kings 19:2 (show verse)

Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, who were wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

Amoz » Father of imiah
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Eliakim » Son of hilkiah, deputy of hezekiah
intercession » Solicited » By hezekiah, of isaiah
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Isaiah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Isaiah
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as » Isaiah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Isaiah
Sackcloth » Was worn » Often over the whole person
Scribe (scribes) » A writer and transcriber of the law
Shebna (shebnah) » A scribe of hezekiah

2 Kings 19:3 (show verse)

They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
hezekiah » General references to
intercession » Solicited » By hezekiah, of isaiah

Perhaps Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the surviving remnant.’”

Blasphemy » Exemplified » Sennacherib
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
intercession » Solicited » By hezekiah, of isaiah
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Reviling and reproaching » Saints » Pray under

2 Kings 19:5 (show verse)

So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah,

Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue

2 Kings 19:6 (show verse)

who said to them, “Tell your master this, ‘The Lord says: Don’t be afraid because of the words you have heard, that the king of Assyria’s attendants have blasphemed Me with.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:7 (show verse)

I am about to put a spirit in him, and he will hear a rumor and return to his own land where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”

Blasting » Sent as a judgment
Deserts » Phenomena of, alluded to » Simoom or deadly wind
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Wind » Mentioned in scripture » The simoom or pestilential wind
Wind » Blasting

2 Kings 19:8 (show verse)

When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he returned and found him fighting against Libnah.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Lachish » Besieged by sennacherib
Libnah » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, captured by joshua » Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of » Jeruslaem
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria

2 Kings 19:9 (show verse)

The king had heard this about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Ambassadors » Sennacherib through rabshakeh to hezekiah
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Ethiopia » Invaded syria
Tirhakah » King of ethiopia

2 Kings 19:10 (show verse)

“Say this to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Don’t let your God, whom you trust, deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Blasphemy » Exemplified » Sennacherib
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue

2 Kings 19:11 (show verse)

Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries: they completely destroyed them. Will you be rescued?

Assyria » Celebrated for » Extent of conquests
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue

2 Kings 19:12 (show verse)

Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them—nations such as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar?

Assyria » Celebrated for » Extent of conquests
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Eden » A marketplace of costly merchandise
Gozan » Israelites taken in captivity to, by the king of assyria, after the conquest of samaria
Haran » Or charran, land of
Haran » Also called charran » Conquest of, king of assyria
Rezeph » A city destroyed » By assyrians
Telassar » A city » A city or district conquered by the assyrians
Thelasar » A city » Conquered » By the assyrians

2 Kings 19:13 (show verse)

Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?’”

Arpad » Fortified » A fortified city of syria, perhaps identical with arvad
Assyria » Celebrated for » Extent of conquests
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Ava » A district » A district near babylon
Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
Hena » A city » A city on the euphrates river
Ivah » A district » A district in babylon conquered by the assyrians
Sepharvaim » An assyrian city, from which the king of assyria colonized samaria

2 Kings 19:14 (show verse)

Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, read it, then went up to the Lord’s temple, and spread it out before the Lord.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Prayed against by hezekiah
Letters » Sennacherib to hezekiah
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Shekinah » The visible sign of God's presence on the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For prayer and worship

2 Kings 19:15 (show verse)

Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord:

Lord God of Israel who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are God—You alone—of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Prayed against by hezekiah
Cherubim » Of gold » God's presence manifested between
Mercy-seat » The shekinah upon
Prayer » Examples of » Hezekiah, at the invasion of sennacherib
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Shekinah » The visible sign of God's presence on the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For prayer and worship
Unity of God » All saints acknowledge, in worshipping him

2 Kings 19:16 (show verse)

Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.

Afflictions, Prayer During » That God would consider our trouble
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Prayed against by hezekiah
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Reviling and reproaching » Saints » Pray under

2 Kings 19:17 (show verse)

Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Prayed against by hezekiah
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah

2 Kings 19:18 (show verse)

They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Prayed against by hezekiah
Idol » Made of » Wood and stone
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah
Stones » Idols made of

2 Kings 19:19 (show verse)

Now, Lord our God, please save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God—You alone.

Afflictions, Prayer During » For protection and preservation from enemies
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Prayed against by hezekiah
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » hezekiah
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » hezekiah

2 Kings 19:20 (show verse)

Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “The Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘I have heard your prayer to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria.’

Amoz » Father of imiah
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » hezekiah
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Prayer, answers to » hezekiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:21 (show verse)

This is the word the Lord has spoken against him:

Virgin Daughter Zion
despises you and scorns you:
Daughter Jerusalem
shakes her head behind your back.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Head » Derision expressed by shaking, &c
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:22 (show verse)

Who is it you mocked and blasphemed?
Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes in pride?
Against the Holy One of Israel!

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » As a power, was » Proud and haughty
Blasphemy » Exemplified » Sennacherib
Blasphemy » Connected with folly and pride
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:23 (show verse)

You have mocked the Lord through your messengers.
You have said:

With my many chariots
I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedars,
its choice cypress trees.
I came to its farthest outpost,
its densest forest.

Ambition » Exemplified » Sennacherib
Ambition » Instances of » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » As a power, was » Proud and haughty
Carmel » Mountain » Forests of
Chariots » Used in war by the » Assyrians
Confidence » Instances of » Sennacherib
false Confidence » Instances of » Sennacherib, in the siege of jerusalem
Forests » Often destroyed by enemies
Forests » Mentioned in scripture » Carmel
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Lebanon » Cedars of
Lebanon » Other trees of
Lebanon » Difficulties of passing, surmounted by assyrian army
Mountains » Names of » Carmel, on the seacoast of palestine
Mountains » Abounded with » Forests
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Carmel
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Trees » Varieties » Fir
Trees » Often suffered from » Desolating armies

2 Kings 19:24 (show verse)

I dug wells,
and I drank foreign waters.
I dried up all the streams of Egypt
with the soles of my feet.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » As a power, was » Proud and haughty
Cities » Were frequently » Besieged
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Sieges » Those engaged in » Cut off all supplies

2 Kings 19:25 (show verse)

Have you not heard?
I designed it long ago;
I planned it in days gone by.
I have now brought it to pass,
and you have crushed fortified cities
into piles of rubble.

Agency » In executing judgments
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Cities » Were frequently » Besieged
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:26 (show verse)

Their inhabitants have become powerless,
dismayed, and ashamed.
They are plants of the field,
tender grass,
grass on the rooftops,
blasted by the east wind.

Agency » In executing judgments
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
Herbs » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Herbs » Called the green herbs
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Wicked people » Compared with » Corn (grain) blasted
Wicked people » Compared with » Grass on the housetop
Wicked, the, are compared to » Corn blasted
Wicked, the, are compared to » Grass on the housetop

2 Kings 19:27 (show verse)

But I know your sitting down,

your going out and your coming in,
and your raging against Me.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:28 (show verse)

Because your raging against Me
and your arrogance have reached My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
and My bit in your mouth;
I will make you go back
the way you came.

Anger of God » Exemplified against » Sennacherib
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Bridle » Figurative
Government » Of God » Manifested in the control of men
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Humiliation of sinners » Threatened
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
divine Restraints » Exercised over the wicked

2 Kings 19:29 (show verse)

“This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what grows from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

2 Kings 19:30 (show verse)

The surviving remnant of the house of Israel will again take root downward and bear fruit upward.

2 Kings 19:31 (show verse)

For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem and survivors, from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

2 Kings 19:32 (show verse)

Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:
He will not enter this city
or shoot an arrow there
or come before it with a shield
or build up an assault ramp against it.

Arrow » Used in war
Arrows » Discharged » Against enemies
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Instances of God's care and protection of
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Sieges » Those engaged in » Cast arrows and other missiles into the city

2 Kings 19:33 (show verse)

He will go back
on the road that he came
and he will not enter this city.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Instances of God's care and protection of
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:34 (show verse)

I will defend this city and rescue it
for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.”

Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Instances of God's care and protection of
Jerusalem » The capital of david's kingdom by divine appointment
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death

2 Kings 19:35 (show verse)

That night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

Angels » Execute the judgments of God
Anger of God » Exemplified against » Sennacherib
Armies » Often destroyed by » Supernatural means
Armies » March in ranks » Angel of the lord smites the assyrians
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » His army destroyed by God
The Dead » Terms used to express » Corpses
God » Judgments of » Examples of men smitten
God's Judgments » Examples of men smitten
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Judgments » Sennacherib
Libnah » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, captured by joshua » Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near
Miracles » Catalogue of » The destruction of sennacherib's army
Night » God frequently » Executed his judgments in
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Sennacherib » Death of
Wind » Mentioned in scripture » The simoom or pestilential wind
Wind » Blasting

2 Kings 19:36 (show verse)

So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.

Assyria » Nineveh, chief city of
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Assassinated by his sons
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Judgments » Sennacherib
Nineveh » The ancient capital of assyria
Nineveh » Sennacherib in
Nisroch » An idol
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Regicide » Of sennacherib
Sennacherib » Death of

2 Kings 19:37 (show verse)

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.

Adrammelech » Son of sennacherib
Anger of God » Exemplified against » Sennacherib
Armenia » A region in western asia
Assassination » Instances of » Sennacherib, by his sons
Assyria » Idolatry, the religion of
Children » Wicked » Adrammelech and sharezer
Children » Wicked » Sennacherib's sons
wicked Children » Exemplified » Adrammelech and sharezer
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Sons of sennacherib
Conspiracy » Instances of » Sennacherib
Crimes » Assassination
Esar-haddon (esarhaddon) » Succeeds sennacherib
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Of sennacherib
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Nisroch
Idolatry » Exemplified » Sennacherib
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Judgments » Sennacherib
Murder » Exemplified » Adrammelech
Nineveh » Sennacherib in
Nisroch » An idol
Parricide » Murdering one's own parent s
Patricide » Of sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
Regicide » Of sennacherib
Sennacherib » Death of
Sharezer » Son of sennacherib
The Nation » Crimes Against » Assassination