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2 Kings 18:25
And have I now come up to send destruction on this place without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord himself who said to me, Go up against this land and make it waste.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now, have I attacked this place to destroy it without the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, ‘Attack this land and destroy it.’”
Now, have I attacked this place to destroy it without the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, ‘Attack this land and destroy it.’”
Hebrew Names Version
Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? the LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? the LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
King James Version
Am I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Am I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
English Standard Version
Moreover, is it without the Lord that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, "Go up against this land and destroy it."'"
Moreover, is it without the Lord that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, "Go up against this land and destroy it."'"
New Century Version
I have not come to attack and destroy this place without an order from the Lord . The Lord himself told me to come to this country and destroy it.'"
I have not come to attack and destroy this place without an order from the Lord . The Lord himself told me to come to this country and destroy it.'"
New English Translation
Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March up against this land and destroy it.'"'"
Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March up against this land and destroy it.'"'"
Amplified Bible
"Now have I come up against this place to destroy it without the LORD'S approval? The LORD said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it.'"'"
"Now have I come up against this place to destroy it without the LORD'S approval? The LORD said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it.'"'"
New American Standard Bible
"Have I now come up without the LORD'S approval against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it.'"'"
"Have I now come up without the LORD'S approval against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it.'"'"
World English Bible
Am I now come up without Yahweh against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Am I now come up without Yahweh against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Am I now come vp without the Lorde to this place, to destroy it? the Lord sayd to me, Goe vp against this land, and destroy it.
Am I now come vp without the Lorde to this place, to destroy it? the Lord sayd to me, Goe vp against this land, and destroy it.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, have I come up without the approval of Yahweh against this place to make it a ruin? Yahweh said to me, ‘Go up against this land and make it a ruin.'"'"
So now, have I come up without the approval of Yahweh against this place to make it a ruin? Yahweh said to me, ‘Go up against this land and make it a ruin.'"'"
Berean Standard Bible
So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD Himself said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it!'"
So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD Himself said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it!'"
Contemporary English Version
Don't forget that it was the Lord who sent me here with orders to destroy your nation!
Don't forget that it was the Lord who sent me here with orders to destroy your nation!
Complete Jewish Bible
Do you think I have come up to this place to destroy it without Adonai 's approval? Adonai said to me, ‘Attack this land, and destroy it'!"'"
Do you think I have come up to this place to destroy it without Adonai 's approval? Adonai said to me, ‘Attack this land, and destroy it'!"'"
Darby Translation
Am I now come up without Jehovah against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it.
Am I now come up without Jehovah against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it.
Easy-to-Read Version
‘Now, do you think I came to this country to destroy it without the Lord 's help? No, the Lord said to me, "Go up against this country and destroy it!"'"
‘Now, do you think I came to this country to destroy it without the Lord 's help? No, the Lord said to me, "Go up against this country and destroy it!"'"
George Lamsa Translation
And now perhaps you think that I have come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it.
And now perhaps you think that I have come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it.
Good News Translation
Do you think I have attacked your country and destroyed it without the Lord 's help? The Lord himself told me to attack it and destroy it."
Do you think I have attacked your country and destroyed it without the Lord 's help? The Lord himself told me to attack it and destroy it."
Lexham English Bible
Have I now come up against this place without Yahweh to destroy it? Yahweh has said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it!'"'"
Have I now come up against this place without Yahweh to destroy it? Yahweh has said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it!'"'"
Literal Translation
Now, have I come up against this place to destroy it without Jehovah? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land, and you shall destroy it.
Now, have I come up against this place to destroy it without Jehovah? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land, and you shall destroy it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But thinkest thou that I came vp hither without ye LORDE to destroye these cities? The LORDE hath commaunded me: Go vp in to that londe and destroye it.
But thinkest thou that I came vp hither without ye LORDE to destroye these cities? The LORDE hath commaunded me: Go vp in to that londe and destroye it.
American Standard Version
Am I now come up without Jehovah against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Am I now come up without Jehovah against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, am I come nowe without the bidding of the Lorde to this place, to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go vp to this lande, and destroy it.
Moreouer, am I come nowe without the bidding of the Lorde to this place, to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go vp to this lande, and destroy it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said unto me: Go up against this land, destroy it.'
Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said unto me: Go up against this land, destroy it.'
King James Version (1611)
Am I now come vp without the Lord against this place, to destroy it? The Lord sayd to me, Goe vp against this land, and destroy it.
Am I now come vp without the Lord against this place, to destroy it? The Lord sayd to me, Goe vp against this land, and destroy it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now have we come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
And now have we come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
English Revised Version
Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether Y stiede with outen `Goddis wille to this place, that Y schulde distrie it? `The Lord seide to me, `Stie thou to this lond, and distrie thou it.
Whether Y stiede with outen `Goddis wille to this place, that Y schulde distrie it? `The Lord seide to me, `Stie thou to this lond, and distrie thou it.
Young's Literal Translation
Now, without Jehovah have I come up against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and thou hast destroyed it.'
Now, without Jehovah have I come up against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and thou hast destroyed it.'
Update Bible Version
Have I now come up without Yahweh against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Have I now come up without Yahweh against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Webster's Bible Translation
Have I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Have I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
New King James Version
Have I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, "Go up against this land, and destroy it."'
Have I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, "Go up against this land, and destroy it."'
New Living Translation
What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the Lord 's direction? The Lord himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!'"
What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the Lord 's direction? The Lord himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!'"
New Life Bible
Have I come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.'"
Have I come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.'"
New Revised Standard
Moreover, is it without the Lord that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it."
Moreover, is it without the Lord that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, is it, without Yahweh, that I have come up against this place, to destroy it? Yahweh himself, said unto me, Go thou up against this land, and destroy it.
Now, is it, without Yahweh, that I have come up against this place, to destroy it? Yahweh himself, said unto me, Go thou up against this land, and destroy it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Is it without the will of the Lord that I am come up to this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up to this land, and destroy it.
Is it without the will of the Lord that I am come up to this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up to this land, and destroy it.
Revised Standard Version
Moreover, is it without the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.'"
Moreover, is it without the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.'"
THE MESSAGE
"Do you think I've come up here to destroy this country without the express approval of God ? The fact is that God expressly ordered me, ‘Attack and destroy this country!'"
"Do you think I've come up here to destroy this country without the express approval of God ? The fact is that God expressly ordered me, ‘Attack and destroy this country!'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Have I now come up without the LORD'S approval against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it.' "'"
"Have I now come up without the LORD'S approval against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it.' "'"
Contextual Overview
17 Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field. 18 And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them. 19 And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope? 20 You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority? 21 See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him. 22 And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, saying to Judah and Jerusalem that worship may only be given before this altar in Jerusalem? 23 And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to put horsemen on them. 24 How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt for war-carriages and horsemen: 25 And have I now come up to send destruction on this place without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord himself who said to me, Go up against this land and make it waste. 26 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on the wall.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Amos I now: 2 Kings 19:6, 2 Kings 19:22-37, 1 Kings 13:18, 2 Chronicles 35:21, Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 10:6, Amos 3:6, John 19:10, John 19:11
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:10 - so let him 2 Kings 24:3 - Surely Isaiah 36:10 - General Jeremiah 50:21 - and do
Cross-References
Genesis 18:1
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
Genesis 18:2
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
Genesis 18:5
And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
Genesis 18:6
Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
Genesis 18:7
And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;
And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;
Genesis 18:10
And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.
And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.
Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
Genesis 18:12
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
Genesis 18:13
And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?
And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?
Genesis 18:17
And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The Rab-shakeh probably tries the effect of a bold assertion, which had no basis of fact to rest upon.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 18:25. Am I now come up without the Lord — As Rab-shakeh saw that the Jews placed the utmost confidence in God, he wished to persuade them that by Hezekiah's conduct Jehovah had departed from them, and was become ally to the king of Assyria, and therefore they could not expect any help from that quarter.
