2 Kings 19:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

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  • Exod 15:9 : 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
  • 2 Sam 17:13 : 13 Moreover, if he has entered into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there is not one small stone found there.
  • 1 Kgs 20:10 : 10 And Benhadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
  • Isa 19:6 : 6 They shall turn the rivers away; the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up; the reeds and rushes shall wither.
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?

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