2 Kings 19:12
19:12 Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods? 1
2 Kings 19:16-19
19:16 Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God! 2
19:17 It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
19:18 They have burned the gods of the nations, 3 for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them. 4
19:19 Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so that all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you, Lord, are the only God.”
1 tn Heb “Did the gods of the nations whom my fathers destroyed rescue them – Gozan and Haran, and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who are in Telassar?”
2 tn Heb “Hear the words of Sennacherib which he sent to taunt the living God.”
3 tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”
4 tn Heb “so they destroyed them.”