9Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king of Egypt , was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:


In Context

6 Isaiah said to them, "Tell your master, 'This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard-those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

7 Listen! I am going to put a spirit in him so that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.' "

8 When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

9 Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king of Egypt , was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:

10 "Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, 'Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.'

11 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?

Isaiah 37:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard [it,] he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heard say about Tharaca the king of Ethiopia: He is come forth to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Ezechias, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He has come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heard it said concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:9He heard news concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, |He has come out to fight against you.| When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heareth concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, 'He hath come out to fight with thee;' and he heareth, and sendeth messengers unto Hezekiah, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with you. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,