2 Kings 19:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria waging war against Libnah, for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So Rabshakeh{H7262} returned,{H7725} and found{H4672} the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} warring{H3898} against Libnah;{H3841} for he had heard{H8085} that he was departed{H5265} from Lachish.{H3923}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So Rabshakeh{H7262} returned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and found{H4672}{(H8799)} the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} warring{H3898}{(H8737)} against Libnah{H3841}: for he had heard{H8085}{(H8804)} that he was departed{H5265}{(H8804)} from Lachish{H3923}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan ye chefe butlar came agayne, he founde the kynge of Assiria fightinge agaynst Libna: for he had herde that he was departed from Lachis.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So Rabshakeh returned, and founde the King of Asshur fighting against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Rabsakeh went backe againe, and founde the king of Assyria fighting against Libna: for he had hearde howe that he was departed from Lachis.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the chief of the butlers turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So the Rab-shakeh went back, and when he got there the king of Assyria was making war against Libnah, for it had come to his ears that he had gone away from Lachish.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 18:14 : 14 King Hezekiah of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: "I have done wrong. Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand." So the king of Assyria imposed on Hezekiah king of Judah a tribute of three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
  • Josh 10:29 : 29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.
  • Josh 12:11 : 11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
  • Josh 12:15 : 15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
  • Josh 15:39 : 39 Lachish, Bozkath, and Eglon.
  • Josh 15:42 : 42 Libnah, Ether, and Ashan.
  • 2 Kgs 8:22 : 22 So Edom has been in rebellion against Judah to this day. At the same time, Libnah also rebelled.
  • Isa 37:8-9 : 8 Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria waging war against Libnah, for he had heard that he had left Lachish. 9 Now the king of Assyria heard about Tirhakah, king of Cush, who was coming to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
  • Mic 1:13 : 13 Harness the chariot to the swift horses, you inhabitants of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

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    7 Listen! I am going to put a spirit in him so that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own land, and there I will cause him to fall by the sword.

    8 Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria waging war against Libnah, for he had heard that he had left Lachish.

    9 Now the king of Assyria heard about Tirhakah, king of Cush, who was coming to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

    10 "This is what you are to say to King Hezekiah of Judah: Do not let your God, whom you trust, deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.

    11 You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands by utterly destroying them. Will you be delivered?

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    9 Now the king of Assyria heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, who had set out to fight against him. So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

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    26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall."

    27 But the Rab-shakeh replied, "Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you only? Has he not sent me to the people sitting on the wall—who will have to eat their excrement and drink their urine with you?"

    28 Then the Rab-shakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew, saying, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

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    18 They called for the king, so Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to meet them.

    19 Then the Rab-shakeh said to them, "Tell Hezekiah: 'This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is this confidence you have?'

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    2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a large army. He stood by the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway to the launderer’s field.

    3 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, with Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.

    4 The Rabshakeh said to them, 'Say to Hezekiah: This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is this confidence you rely on?

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    7 Behold, I will send a spirit upon him; he will hear a report, return to his own land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

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    22 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household; Shebna, the scribe; and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

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    4 Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to taunt the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, lift up a prayer for the remnant that survives."

    5 When King Hezekiah's servants came to Isaiah,

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    13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

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    4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that still survives.

    5 So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah.

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    31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him advanced from Libnah to Lachish. They camped against it and fought against it.

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    21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,

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    18 Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands.

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    18 Then he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and the royal entrance to the outer court, to accommodate the king of Assyria.

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    16 Incline Your ear, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to taunt the living God.

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    20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.'

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