Verse 8

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Rab-Sjake vendte tilbake og fant kongen av Assyria i kamp mot Libna, for han hadde hørt at han hadde dratt fra Lakisj.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så vendte Rabsake tilbake og fant Assyrias konge i kamp mot Libna, for han hadde fått høre at han var dratt fra Lakisj.

• Norsk King James

  Så vendte Rabshakeh tilbake og fant kongen av Assyria som var i kamp mot Libnah; for han hadde hørt at han var reist fra Lakish.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Rabsake kom tilbake, fant han at kongen av Assyria var i krig mot Libna; for han hadde hørt at han hadde dratt fra Lakis.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Rabshake vendte tilbake og fant kongen av Assyria i ferd med å kjempe mot byen Libna, for han hadde hørt at han hadde brutt opp fra Lakisj.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så vendte Rabsake tilbake og fant Assyrias konge i kamp mot Libna; for han hadde hørt at han var dratt bort fra Lakis.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Rabshakeh vendte tilbake og fant at assyrerkongen førte krig mot Libna, for han hadde hørt at kongen hadde dratt fra Lakis.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Så vendte Rabsake tilbake og fant Assyrias konge i kamp mot Libna; for han hadde hørt at han var dratt bort fra Lakis.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Rabshake vendte da tilbake og fant kongen av Assyria i ferd med å kjempe mot Libna, for han hadde fått høre at han hadde forlatt Lakis.

• 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 left Lachish.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da Rabsjake vendte tilbake, fant han at kongen av Assyria kjempet mot Libna, for han hadde hørt at han hadde dratt fra Lakisj.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der Rabsake kom igjen, da fandt han, at Kongen af Assyrien stred imod Libna; thi han hørte, at han var reist fra Lachis.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Rabsjake vendte tilbake og fant assyrerkongen i krig mot Libna, for han hadde hørt at han hadde dratt fra Lakisj.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Rabshake vendte tilbake og fant at kongen av Assyria kjempet mot Libna. Han hadde nemlig hørt at han hadde brutt opp fra Lakis.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da Rabsjake vendte tilbake, fant han kongen av Assyria i kamp mot Libna, for han hadde fått høre at han hadde dratt fra Lakisj.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Rabsjake vendte tilbake og fant Assyrias konge i kamp mot Libna; for han hadde hørt at han hadde dratt fra Lakisj.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Rabshake vendte tilbake og fant Assyrias konge i krig mot Libna, for han hadde hørt at kongen hadde forlatt Lakisj.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now when Rabsaches returned, he founde ye kinge of Assiria layenge sege to Lobna, for he had vnderstonde, that he was departed from Lachis.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe when Rabsakeh returned, he founde the kyng of Assyria laying siege to Libnas: for he had vnderstandyng 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 Rabshakeh 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.

• 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 the king of Assyria 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 was 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

• Josh 10:29 : 29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
• Josh 10:31-34 : 31 Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and camped against it and fought against it. 32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the people who were in it, according to all that he had done to Libnah. 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining. 34 And from Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they 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,
• Josh 21:13 : 13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,
• 2 Kgs 8:22 : 22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
• 2 Kgs 19:8-9 : 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,
• 2 Chr 21:10 : 10 Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah's authority to this day. At the same time, Libnah also revolted from under his rule because he had abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers.
• Num 33:20-21 : 20 They departed from Rimmon Perez, and camped in Libnah. 21 They moved from Libnah, and camped at Rissah.