KJV King James Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
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2 Kings 19:1
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at king Hezekiah’s hearing, that he rendeth his garments, and covereth himself with sackcloth, and entereth the house of Jehovah,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 19
1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
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.
3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day [is] a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and [there is] not strength to bring forth.
4 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.
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וַיְהִ֗יH1961 · ha.yahto beכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙H8085 · sha.mato hear: hearהַמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּH2396 · chiz.qiy.yahHezekiahוַיִּקְרַ֖עH7167 · qa.rato tearאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּגָדָ֑יוH899 · be.gedtreacheryוַיִּתְכַּ֣סH3680 · ka.sahto coverבַּשָּׂ֔קH8242 · saqsackclothוַיָּבֹ֖אH935 · boto come (in): comeבֵּ֥יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
2 Kings 18:37Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which [was] over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with [their] clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.1 Kings 21:27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.2 Chronicles 32:20-22And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.Genesis 37:34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.Job 1:20-21Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,Isaiah 37:1-7And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.2 Kings 6:30And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, [he had] sackcloth within upon his flesh.1 Samuel 4:12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.2 Chronicles 7:15-16Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.Psalm 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.Matthew 11:21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Jeremiah 36:24Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, [neither] the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.Ezra 9:3And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.Jonah 3:8But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands.Esther 4:1-4When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.1 Kings 21:29Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: [but] in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.Matthew 26:65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
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