2 Kings 19:9 KJV

And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

Thou and Ye

  • thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 23:27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
  • 2 Kings 18:17 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.
  • Isaiah 37:9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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Topics

  • Ambassadors Sennacherib through Rabshakeh to Hezekiah
  • Assyria Sennacherib
  • Blasphemy Rabshakeh, in the siege of Jerusalem
  • Diplomacy Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
  • Ethiopia Invaded Syria

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Bible Dictionary

  • TirhakahThe last king of Egypt of the Ethiopian (the fifteenth) dynasty. He was the brother-in-law of So (q.v.). He probably ascended the throne...
  • EthiopiaCountry of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered (Gen 2:13; 2 Kgs 19:9; Esth 1:1; Job 28:19; Ps 68:31; Ps...
  • HezekiahWhom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kgs 18:1; 2 Chr 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And when he heard וַיִּשְׁמַע wayyišmaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • say לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • of Tirhakah אֶל ʾel Preposition תִּרְהָקָה tirhāqâ תִּרְהָקָה Proper name
  • king מֶלֶך melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Ethiopia כּוּשׁ kûš כּוּשׁ Proper name
  • Behold, he is come out הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative יָצָא yāṣāʾ יָצָא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • to fight לְהִלָּחֵם lĕhillāḥēm לָחַם Verb · niphal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • against thee: he sent אִתָּךְ ʾittāk Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular וַיִּשְׁלַח wayyišlaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • messengers מַלְאָכִים malʾākîm מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine plural
  • again וַיָּשָׁב wayyāšāb שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto Hezekiah אֶל ʾel Preposition חִזְקִיָּהוּ ḥizqiyyāhû חִזְקִיָּה Proper name
  • saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition

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