2 Chronicles 32:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (while he was besieging Lachish with all his forces), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that were in Jerusalem, saying,

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    After this, while Sennacherib king of Assyria was at Lachish with all his forces, he sent his officials to Jerusalem to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were there, saying:

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    After{H310} this did Sennacherib{H5576} king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} send{H7971} his servants{H5650} to Jerusalem,{H3389} (now he was before Lachish,{H3923} and all his power{H4475} with him,) unto Hezekiah{H3169} king{H4428} of Judah,{H3063} and unto all Judah{H3063} that were at Jerusalem,{H3389} saying,{H559}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    After{H310} this did Sennacherib{H5576} king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} send{H7971}{(H8804)} his servants{H5650} to Jerusalem{H3389},(but he himself laid siege against Lachish{H3923}, and all his power{H4475} with him,) unto Hezekiah{H3169} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063}, and unto all Judah{H3063} that were at Jerusalem{H3389}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Afterwarde sent Sennacherib the kynge of Assur his seruauntes vnto Ierusalem (for he laye before Lachis, & all his hoost wt him) to Ezechias ye kinge of Iuda, & to all Iuda that was at Ierusale, sayenge:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    After this, did Saneherib King of Asshur send his seruants to Ierusalem (while he was against Lachish, and all his dominion with him) vnto Hezekiah King of Iudah and vnto all Iudah that were at Ierusalem, saying,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    After this did Sennacherib king of the Assyrians send of his seruauntes to Hierusalem (but he him selfe remayned beside Lachis, hauing all his power with him) vnto Hezekia king of Iuda, and vnto all Iuda that were at Hierusalem, saying,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he [himself laid siege] against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that [were] at Jerusalem, saying,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    After this hath Sennacherib king of Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem -- and he `is' by Lachish, and all his power with him -- against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah, who `are' in Jerusalem, saying,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    After this, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent his servants to Jerusalem (at that time he was stationed with all his army in front of Lachish), to say to Hezekiah and all the men of Judah in Jerusalem,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read:

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 18:17 : 17 The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army against Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem, and when they had gone up, they stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the fuller's field.
  • Josh 10:31 : 31 Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and camped against it and fought against it.
  • Josh 12:11 : 11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
  • Josh 15:39 : 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
  • Isa 36:2 : 2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Fuller's Field.
  • Isa 37:8 : 8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
  • Mic 1:13 : 13 O inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 32:1-2
    2 verses
    87%

    1 After these events and their establishment, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and camped against the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.

    2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem,

  • 2 Chr 32:10-11
    2 verses
    85%

    10 Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, On what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?

    11 Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves up to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • Isa 36:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

    2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Fuller's Field.

  • 2 Kgs 18:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

    14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you impose on me, I will bear. So the king of Assyria imposed upon Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

  • 2 Chr 32:22
    81%

    22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side.

  • Isa 37:21
    80%

    21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

  • 2 Kgs 19:8-11
    4 verses
    80%

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

    9 And when he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come out to fight against you: he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

    10 Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

    11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by utterly destroying them: and shall you be delivered?

  • Isa 37:8-11
    4 verses
    80%

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

    9 And he heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to make war with you. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

    10 Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall 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 by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?

  • Isa 36:13-15
    3 verses
    79%

    13 Then Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in the Jews' language and said, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

    14 Thus says the king: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you.

    15 Nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  • Isa 37:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    4 It may be the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore, lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.

    5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

  • 2 Kgs 18:28-30
    3 verses
    79%

    28 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Hebrew and spoke, saying, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

    29 Thus says the king: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand.

    30 Nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be handed over to the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Kgs 19:16
    78%

    16 LORD, incline your ear, and hear: open, LORD, your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

  • 2 Kgs 18:17-19
    3 verses
    78%

    17 The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army against Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem, and when they had gone up, they stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the fuller's field.

    18 When they had called to the king, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to them.

    19 Rabshakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which you trust?

  • 2 Chr 32:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude with him, for there are more with us than with him:

    8 With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles. And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 32:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15 Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this manner, nor believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand and from the hand of my fathers, how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?

    16 And his servants spoke yet more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah.

    17 He also wrote letters to insult the LORD God of Israel and to speak against Him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver His people out of my hand.

  • 2 Kgs 19:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4 It may be the LORD your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God; and will rebuke the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that are left.

    5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

  • Isa 37:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

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

  • Isa 36:4
    76%

    4 And Rabshakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which you trust?

  • Isa 36:18
    76%

    18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • Isa 39:5
    76%

    5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:

  • Isa 36:22
    76%

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

  • 2 Kgs 19:32
    75%

    32 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a siege mound against it.

  • 2 Chr 28:16
    75%

    16 At that time, King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.

  • Isa 37:15
    75%

    15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 18:37
    75%

    37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  • 2 Kgs 19:13
    74%

    13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?

  • Isa 37:33
    74%

    33 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor build a siege ramp against it.

  • Isa 37:13
    74%

    13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?