2 Kings 19:32

Translations

Modern

So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

Traditional

Therefore thus saith 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 bank against it.

Literal

Therefore thus says YHWH concerning the king of Assyria: ‘He shall not come into this city, nor will he shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor build a mound against it.

Latin

Quam ob rem hæc dicit Dominus de rege Assyriorum: Non ingredietur urbem hanc, nec mittet in eam sagittam, nec occupabit eam clypeus, nec circumdabit eam munitio.

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English

So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

Notes

2 Kings 19:32–34

Sennacherib's armies did not enter Jerusalem and instead returned home. In his own account, Sennacherib described capturing and plundering forty-six cities in Judah. He did not mention capturing Jerusalem but noted that he trapped Hezekiah "in Jerusalem … like a bird in a cage."
For my own honor—considering Sennacherib's disrespect and arrogance toward God (see 2 Kings 18:25, 28–30; 19:10–13, 21, 27–28)—and for the sake of my servant David, to whom God had made a covenant promise (2 Samuel 7:8–16) and whose faith Hezekiah had followed (2 Kings 18:3), the Lord would protect this city (see 2 Kings 20:6). The Lord clearly showed that he alone is God and that he is loyal to his people who trust in him.

Theme notes and profiles

Assyria Hezekiah Isaiah God as Holy Warrior God’s Judgment of His People Invasion Nehemiah’s Confidence in God The Dangers of Sin The Lord of Nations

Events

Reign of Hezekiahc. 726 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 8:7–10
…the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
2 Samuel 20:15
And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,
Isaiah 10:24–25
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
Isaiah 10:28–32
Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
Isaiah 37:33–35
So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
Luke 19:43–44
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
Ezekiel 21:22
In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.

Parallels

Isaiah 37:21–35

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel

Glossary

Assyria, Assyrians Hezekiah Kings, Books of First and Second Psalms, Book of Tirhakah Warfare

Topics

Arrow used in War Arrows: Discharged: Against Enemies Assyria: Sennacherib King of Reproved for Pride and Blasphemy Hezekiah: King of Judah: Prophecies Concerning Jerusalem: Besieged by Sennacherib Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Besieged but not Taken by Sennacherib Jerusalem: God's Care and Protection of Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Sennacherib's Army, and his Death Sieges: Those Engaged in Cast Arrows and Other Missiles Into the City

2 Kings 19:32

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