2 Kings 19:17

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“Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.”

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BSBPD

“Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations, and their land,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 19:17 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 9:8The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.
  2. 2 Kings 16:9So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
  3. 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
  4. 2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
  5. 2 Kings 18:33Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
  6. 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
  7. Job 9:2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
  8. Isaiah 5:9I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
  9. Isaiah 7:17The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
  10. Isaiah 10:9“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
  11. Jeremiah 26:15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”
  12. Daniel 2:47The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
  13. Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
  14. Luke 22:59About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
  15. Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  16. 1 Corinthians 14:25and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

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