Isaiah 37:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Rabshakehשָׁקֵ֔ה
(sha·keh,)
7262: perhaps "chief of the officers," an Assyr. military leaderfrom rab and shaqah
returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙
(vai·ya·shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙
(vai·yim·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
the king of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר
(a·shur,)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
fightingנִלְחָ֖ם
(nil·cham)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
againstעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
Libnah,לִבְנָ֑ה
(liv·nah;)
3841: a city in S.W. Judah, also a place in the wildernessfrom laben
for he had heardשָׁמַ֔ע
(sha·ma,)
8085: to heara prim. root
that the king had leftנָסַ֖ע
(na·sa)
5265: to pull out or up, set out, journeya prim. root
Lachish.מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃
(mil·la·chish.)
3923: a Canaanite city S.W. of Jer.of uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
So Rabshakeh
Rabshaqeh  (rab-shaw-kay')
chief butler; Rabshakeh, a Bab. official -- Rabshakeh.
returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
and found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
warring
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
against Libnah
Libnah  (lib-naw')
Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine -- Libnah.
for he had heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
that he was departed
naca`  (naw-sah')
to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
from Lachish
Lachiysh  (law-keesh')
Lakish, a place in Palestine -- Lachish.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.

King James Bible
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he returned and found him fighting against Libnah.

International Standard Version
So the field commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, since he had heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish.

NET Bible
When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The field commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah. He had heard that the king left Lachish.

King James 2000 Bible
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
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