2 Kings 19:8
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“So Rab–shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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לָחַם
fighting
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לָחַם
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
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נָסַע
he had departed
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נָסַע
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
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לִבְנָה
Libnah
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לִבְנָה
Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine
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רַבְשָׁקֵה
commander
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רַבְשָׁקֵה
Rabshakeh, a Babylonian official
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