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Tirhakah

디르하가

Named at 2 Kings 19:9 as king of Ethiopia. At 19:8–9 Rabshakeh finds the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, and the king of Assyria (WEB “he”) hears it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you,” and sends messengers again to Hezekiah. The Korean Revised Version calls him 구스 왕, king of 구스, and gives the report without a quotation (구스 왕 디르하가가 나와서 더불어 싸우고자 한다 함을 듣고).

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2KI 19:8–13, engwebp
⁸So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
⁹When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you,” he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,
¹⁰“Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
¹¹Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Will you be delivered?
¹²Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
¹³Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’”
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ISA 37:8–13, engwebp
⁸So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.
⁹He heard news concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “He has come out to fight against you.” When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
¹⁰“Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem won’t be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
¹¹Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Shall you be delivered?
¹²Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
¹³Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’”
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2 Kings 19:9 Open that verse

When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you,” he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

Isaiah 37:9 Open that verse

He heard news concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “He has come out to fight against you.” When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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Entry: Tirhakah (person-tirhakah)
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Current wording: Named at 2 Kings 19:9 as king of Ethiopia. At 19:8–9 Rabshakeh finds the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, and the king of Assyria (WEB “he”) hears it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you,” and sends messengers again to Hezekiah. The Korean Revised Version calls him 구스 왕, king of 구스, and gives the report without a quotation (구스 왕 디르하가가 나와서 더불어 싸우고자 한다 함을 듣고).
Cited evidence: 2KI 19:8–13, engwebp / ISA 37:8–13, engwebp
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