2 Kings 19:18

What does 2 Kings 19:18 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 19:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And have given their gods to the fire; for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and have put their gods into fire, for they <FI>are<Fi> no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and have cast theirgods into the fire; for they were nogods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore have they destroyed them.

Context

v.17Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

v.18This passage

v.19Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou Jehovah art God alone.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 37:18

    Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,

  • Psalms 115:4

    Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.

  • Isaiah 44:9

    They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.

  • Jeremiah 10:3

    For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

  • Isaiah 46:1

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.

  • Jeremiah 10:14

    Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

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