KJV King James Version
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
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Isaiah 37:8
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
WEB World English Bible
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
ASV American Standard Version
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Rabshakeh turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 37
5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
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,
10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙H7725 · shuvto return: returnרַב־H7262 · rav.sha.qehRabshakehשָׁקֵ֔הH7262 · rav.sha.qehRabshakehוַיִּמְצָא֙H4672 · ma.tsato findאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאַשּׁ֔וּרH804 · ash.shurAssyriaנִלְחָ֖םH3898 · la.chamto fightעַל־H5921 · aluponלִבְנָ֑הH3841 · liv.nahLibnahכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforשָׁמַ֔עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforנָסַ֖עH5265 · na.sato set outמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃H3923 · la.khishLachish
Cross-references
Joshua 10:29Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:Joshua 12:11The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;Joshua 21:13Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,2 Chronicles 21:10So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time [also] did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.Numbers 33:20-21And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in Libnah.Joshua 10:31-34And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:2 Kings 19:8-9So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.2 Kings 8:22Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.Joshua 15:39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
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