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2 Kings 19:9

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 19:9

Verse 9 of 37

Scripture focus

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,

2 Kings 19:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 19:9

Theological / Devotional

Tirhakah king of Ethiopia. Tirhakah, sometimes spelled Taharka, became king of Egypt about 690 B.C. He was an Ethiopian (Nubian) who occupied the throne with his brother Shabataka, who ruled Egypt from about 700 to 684. After the death of Shabataka, Tirhakah reigned alone till 664. He belonged to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, when Egypt was ruled by a line of Ethiopian kings. On the synchronism of Tirhakah with the campaign against Jerusalem see on ch. 18:13.

Sent messengers. Sennacherib hoped to bring about the capitulation of Hezekiah before the Egyptians would strike.

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