2 Kings 19:17

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

"Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands," - 2 Kings 19:17
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What does 2 Kings 19:17 mean?

2 Kings 19:17 (KJV) states: "Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands," This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of 2 Kings that details the events surrounding King Hezekiah's plea for help and deliverance from the Assyrian…

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Faith Amidst Destruction

In 2 Kings 19:17, we find King Hezekiah pouring his heart out to the Lord, saying, "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands." This statement encapsulates the predicament that Hezekiah faced—a seemingly insurmountable threat from one of…

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A Prayer of Acknowledgment and Deliverance: Reflecting on 2 Kings 19:17

O Sovereign Lord, the Almighty King, we approach Your throne with reverence and awe, acknowledging Your majesty and sovereign power over all creation. We remember the words of Your servant in II Kings 19:17, where he cried out, "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have…

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2 Kings 19:17 - "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,"
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 19:2
2 Kings 19:2
2 Kings 19:2
"Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made." - 2 Kings 17:19
2 Kings 17:2 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him."
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?"
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."
1 Kings 17:2 - "And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"
2 Kings 17:2 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him."
2 Kings 19:36 - "So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh."
1 Kings 19:17 - "And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay."
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?"
2 Kings 17:40 - "Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner."
Jeremiah 17:19 - "¶ Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;"
2 Kings 17:8 - "And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made."
2 Kings 21:17 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
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?"
2 Chronicles 17:19 - "These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah."
2 Kings 17:17 - "And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger."
"And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him." - 2 Kings 17:2
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."
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 17:5 - "¶ Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years."
2 Kings 24:17 - "¶ And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah."