2 Kings 19:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

A blast

Hear a rumour

Obadiah 1:1

I will cause

2 Kings 19:36

2 Chronicles 32:21

Bible References

A blast

That very night the Lord's messenger went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses.

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

He shot his arrows and scattered them, many lightning bolts and routed them.

Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.

For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. His majestic glory will go up in smoke.

He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.

The Lord says, "I will cause a destructive wind to blow against Babylon and the people who inhabit Babylonia.

Hear a rumour

The Lord had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!"

Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.

I said, "I have heard a message from the Lord. A messenger has been sent among the nations to say, 'Gather your armies and march out against her! Prepare to do battle with her!'"

Do not lose your courage or become afraid because of the reports that are heard in the land. For a report will come in one year. Another report will follow it in the next. There will be violence in the land with ruler fighting against ruler."

We have heard a report from the Lord. An envoy was sent among the nations, saying, "Arise! Let us make war against Edom!"

I will cause

So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.

The Lord sent a messenger and he wiped out all the soldiers, princes, and officers in the army of the king of Assyria. So Sennacherib returned home humiliated. When he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.