18and 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

15 Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, |Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sit above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

16 Incline your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, with which he has sent to defy the living God.

17 Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

18 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.

19 Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God alone.|

20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, |Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you.

2 Kings 19:18 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:18They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by men's hands.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:18And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:18And they have cast their gods into the fire: for they were not Rods, but the works of men's hands of wood and stone, and they destroyed them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:18and 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore have they destroyed them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:18and 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18and have put their gods into fire, for they are no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:18And 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.