2 Kings 19:36

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“So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.”

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BSBPD

“So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Sennacherib king of Asshur journeyeth, and goeth, and turneth back, and dwelleth in Nineveh;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 19:36 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 10:11From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
  2. 2 Kings 19:7Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
  3. 2 Kings 19:28Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
  4. 2 Kings 19:33He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.
  5. Jonah 1:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
  6. Jonah 3:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
  7. Nahum 1:1This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
  8. Nahum 2:8Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
  9. Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

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