2 Kings 19:18

and have put their gods in the fire,—for, no-gods, were, they, but the work of the hands of men—wood and stone, and so they destroyed them.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

In Context

17Of a truth, O Yahweh,—the kings of Assyria have devoted to destruction the nations and their lands;

19Now, therefore, O Yahweh our God, save us we pray thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know, that, thou, Yahweh, art God, alone!

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:21And they left their images there,—and David and his men took them away.

Psalms 115:4Their idols, are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men,—

Isaiah 44:9The fashioners of an image—all of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit,—And, their, witnesses, they, neither see nor know, That they may be ashamed.

Jeremiah 10:3For as for the prescribed customs of the peoples, vanity, they are,—For a tree out of the forest, one cutteth down, Work for the hands of a skilled workman with the axe:

Jeremiah 16:20Shall a son of earth, make for himself gods, Seeing that, they, are no-gods?

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:9-20

Sennacherib Sends to Hezekiah. ( b. c. 710.) 8 So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 9 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, 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 delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11… Read the whole commentary →

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