2 Kings 19:16

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Incline your ear, Yahweh, and hear; open your eyes, Yahweh, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, with which he has sent him to defy the living God.

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The Assyrian EmpireThe extent of the Assyrian Empire that conquered the northern kingdom of Israel.

Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.

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Jerusalem and Zion are Judah’s covenant capital, threatened by Assyria from Nineveh; Lachish was a key Judean fortress already under attack. The other places—across Mesopotamia

Places in this passage

2 Kings 19:16 mentions Ararat, Arpad, Assyria, Cush, Eden, Egypt, Gozan, Hamath, Haran, Jerusalem, Lachish, Lebanon, Mount Carmel, Mount Zion, Nineveh, Rezeph and Zion.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)