2 Kings 19:17 meaning and explanation

Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.

2 Kings 19:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Hezekiah is praying in the temple in Jerusalem, having spread out the Assyrian king's threatening letter before the LORD. The Assyrian commander had boasted that no god had saved the nations his masters destroyed, and here Hezekiah honestly concedes the facts: the kings of Assyria really did lay waste those nations and their lands.

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