2 Kings 19:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 19:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 19:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 19:8 — KJV
“So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.”
— 2 Kings 19:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 19:8 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 19:8
“So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:8: rabshakeh, returned, found
“It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. left: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:8: rabshakeh, found, king
“And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. great: Heb. heavy”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:8: rabshakeh, king, assyria
“It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. left: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:8: rabshakeh, found, king
“After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying, power: Heb. dominion”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:8: king, assyria, against
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