2 Kings 19:12

“Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?”

"Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?" - 2 Kings 19:12
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What does 2 Kings 19:12 mean?

The verse 2 Kings 19:12 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?" This verse is part of a larger passage in which…

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The Sovereignty of God Amidst the Claims of False Gods

In the annals of history, we see nations rising and falling, ideologies being embraced and discarded, but throughout it all, one truth remains unquestioned: the sovereignty of our God over all creation. In 2 Kings 19:12, we find a poignant declaration from King Sennacherib of…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Trust in God

O Sovereign Lord, Almighty God of Israel, As we approach Your throne of grace, we come with hearts full of awe and reverence for Your majesty. In the story of 2 Kings 19:12, we hear the words in our hearts, "Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have…

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2 Kings 19:12 - "Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?"
2 Kings 12:19 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
"¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" - 2 Kings 12:19
2 Kings 19:2
2 Kings 19:2
2 Kings 19:2
1 Kings 12:19 - "So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day."
2 Kings 19:17 - "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,"
1 Kings 19:12 - "And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice."
2 Kings 3:16-19
2 Kings 16:19 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 19:5 - "So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."
2 Kings 19:36 - "So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh."
2 Kings 19:13 - "Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?"
1 Kings 19:11-12 – "The Lord said, 'Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.'"
1 Kings 19:11-12 – "The Lord said, 'Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.'"
2 Kings 12:14 - "But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD."
2 Kings 19:11 - "Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?"
"And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." - 1 Kings 19:12
2 Kings 25:12 - "But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen."
2 Kings 19:2 - "And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz."
2 Kings 19:34 - "For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."
"Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands," - 2 Kings 19:17
"So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day." - 1 Kings 12:19
2 Kings 12:16 - "The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'."
2 Kings 12:12 - "And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it."
2 Kings 24:19 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done."
2 Kings 17:19 - "Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made."
2 Kings 12:2 - "And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him."