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Isaiah 37:9

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37:9The king14 heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia15 was marching out to fight him.16 He again sent17 messengers to Hezekiah, ordering them:

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  1. 14 Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 15 Heb “Cush” (so ); , “the Cushite king of Egypt.”
  3. 16 Heb “heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, ‘He has come out to fight with you.’ ”
  4. 17 The Hebrew text has, “and he heard and he sent,” but the parallel in 2 Kgs 19:9 has וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַח (vayyashav vayyishlakh, “and he returned and he sent”), i.e., “he again sent.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, “He has set out to fight against you.” And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The king had heard concerning King Tirhakah of Cush, “He has set out to fight against you.” So when he heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

NLTNew Living Translation

Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message:

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now he heard concerning Tirhakah the king of Cush, saying, “He has set out to fight against you.”

When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

KJV 1900King James Version

And 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,