2 Kings 19:32

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

Therefore thus saith {H559} the LORD {H3068} concerning the king {H4428} of Assyria {H804}, He shall not come {H935} into this city {H5892}, nor shoot {H3384} an arrow {H2671} there, nor come before {H6923} it with shield {H4043}, nor cast {H8210} a bank {H5550} against it.

"Therefore this is what ADONAI says concerning the king of Ashur: 'He will not come to this city or even shoot an arrow there; he will not confront it with a shield or erect earthworks against it.

So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 20:15 (3 votes)

    And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that [were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

  • Isaiah 8:7 (3 votes)

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

  • Isaiah 8:10 (3 votes)

    Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.

  • Isaiah 10:24 (2 votes)

    ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

  • Isaiah 10:25 (2 votes)

    For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

  • Ezekiel 21:22 (2 votes)

    At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint [battering] rams against the gates, to cast a mount, [and] to build a fort.

  • Isaiah 10:28 (2 votes)

    He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: