2 Kings 19:1
New International Version
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the LORD.

New Living Translation
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD.

English Standard Version
As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

New King James Version
And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Now when King Hezekiah heard the report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

NASB 1995
And when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the LORD.

NASB 1977
And when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and he covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house (temple) of the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the LORD’s temple.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the LORD’s temple.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
As soon as Hezekiah heard the news, he tore off his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. Then he went into the temple of the LORD.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When King Hezekiah heard the message, he tore his clothes in grief, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the LORD's temple.

Good News Translation
As soon as King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes in grief, put on sackcloth, and went to the Temple of the LORD.

International Standard Version
When King Hezekiah heard Eliakim's report, he tore his clothes, put on a sackcloth covering, entered the LORD's Temple,

Majority Standard Bible
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

NET Bible
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the LORD's temple.

New Heart English Bible
It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

World English Bible
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass, at King Hezekiah’s hearing, that he tears his garments, and covers himself with sackcloth, and enters the house of YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at king Hezekiah's hearing, that he rendeth his garments, and covereth himself with sackcloth, and entereth the house of Jehovah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And it will be when King Hezekiah heard and he will rend his garments and cover himself with sackcloth, and go into the house of Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when king Ezechias heard these words, he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when king Hezekiah had heard this, he tore his garments, and he covered himself with sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord.

New American Bible
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
AND when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And when Hezekiah the King heard, he ripped his clothes, and there was hidden sackcloth, and he entered into the house of LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came to pass when king Ezekias heard it, that he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth, an went into the house of the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Isaiah's Message of Deliverance
1On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD. 2And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz…

Cross References
Isaiah 37:1
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 32:20
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,

Isaiah 36:22
Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

2 Kings 18:37
Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

2 Samuel 15:30
But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.

Joel 1:13-14
Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God. / Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

Jeremiah 36:24
Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.

Matthew 26:65
At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

Mark 14:63
At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?

Acts 14:14
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

Jonah 3:6
When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Esther 4:1
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

Ezekiel 9:4
“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.


Treasury of Scripture

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

when king.

Isaiah 37:1-7
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD…

he rent.

2 Kings 5:7
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

2 Kings 18:37
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

1 Samuel 4:12
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

covered.

2 Kings 6:30
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

Genesis 37:34
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

1 Kings 21:27,29
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly…

went into.

2 Chronicles 7:15,16
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place…

Job 1:20,21
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, …

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2 Kings 19
1. Hezekiah, in mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them.
6. Isaiah comforts them.
8. Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah.
14. Hezekiah's prayer.
20. Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion.
35. An angel slays the Assyrians.
36. Sennacherib is slain by his own sons.














When King Hezekiah heard this
The phrase begins with "When," indicating a specific moment in time, a reaction to a preceding event. "King Hezekiah" refers to the ruler of Judah, a man known for his faithfulness to God, as described in 2 Kings 18:5, where it is said, "He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel." The name "Hezekiah" means "Yahweh strengthens," which is fitting given his reliance on God during times of crisis. The phrase "heard this" refers to the report of the Assyrian threat, a dire situation that tested his faith and leadership.

he tore his clothes
In ancient Near Eastern cultures, tearing one's clothes was a customary expression of deep distress, mourning, or repentance. This act symbolized the rending of one's heart and was a physical manifestation of inner turmoil. Hezekiah's tearing of his clothes demonstrates his profound grief and desperation in the face of the Assyrian threat, acknowledging the gravity of the situation.

put on sackcloth
Sackcloth was a coarse material, often made from goat's hair, worn as a sign of mourning or penitence. By donning sackcloth, Hezekiah was humbling himself before God, showing his contrition and earnestness in seeking divine intervention. This act of humility is a powerful reminder of the importance of approaching God with a contrite heart, as echoed in Psalm 51:17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise."

and went into the house of the LORD
The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites and the dwelling place of God's presence. Hezekiah's decision to go into the temple signifies his turning to God in prayer and supplication, seeking divine guidance and deliverance. This action underscores the importance of seeking God's presence in times of trouble, as Hezekiah places his trust in the LORD rather than relying solely on human wisdom or strength. This reflects the biblical principle found in Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

XIX.

(1) Went into the house of the Lord.--To humble himself before Jehovah and pray for help. (Comp. 2Chronicles 32:20.)

Verse 1. - And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes - following the example of his chief officers, who came into his presence "with their clothes rent" (see 2 Kings 18:37) - and covered himself with sackcloth. A sign of grief and self-humiliation (comp. Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31; 2 Samuel 21:10; 1 Kings 20:31; 1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 6:30, etc.). It was natural that the king should be even more strongly affected than his ministers. And went into the house of the Lord; to open his griefs, ask counsel, and beg for aid.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
On
וַיְהִ֗י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

hearing [this report],
כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (kiš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

King
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Hezekiah
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ (ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2396: Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites

tore
וַיִּקְרַ֖ע (way·yiq·ra‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7167: To rend

his clothes,
בְּגָדָ֑יו (bə·ḡā·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

put on
וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס (way·yiṯ·kas)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

sackcloth,
בַּשָּׂ֔ק (baś·śāq)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag

and entered
וַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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