2 Kings 18:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

How could you even defeat our lowest ranking officer, when you have to depend on Egypt for chariots and cavalry?

Cross References

1 Kings 20:10

he replied, “I'll completely destroy Samaria! There won't even be enough of it left for my soldiers to carry back in their hands. If I don't do it, I pray that the gods will punish me terribly.”

2 Kings 18:21

Is he depending on Egypt and its king? That's the same as leaning on a broken stick, and it will go right through his hand.

2 Kings 18:23

The king of Assyria wants to make a bet with you people. He will give you two thousand horses, if you have enough troops to ride them.

2 Kings 18:25

Don't forget that it was the LORD who sent me here with orders to destroy your nation!

Isaiah 10:8

The king of Assyria says: My army commanders are kings!

Isaiah 30:1

This is the LORD's message for his rebellious people: “You follow your own plans instead of mine; you make treaties without asking me, and you keep on sinning.

Isaiah 31:1

You are in for trouble if you go to Egypt for help, or if you depend on an army of chariots or a powerful cavalry. Instead you should depend on and trust the holy LORD God of Israel.

Isaiah 31:3

The Egyptians are mere humans. They aren't God. Their horses are made of flesh; they can't live for ever. When the LORD shows his power, he will destroy the Egyptians and all who depend on them. Together they will fall.

Isaiah 36:6

Is he depending on Egypt and its king? That's the same as leaning on a broken stick, and it will go right through his hand.

Isaiah 36:9

How could you defeat even our lowest ranking officer, when you have to depend on Egypt for chariots and cavalry?

Ezekiel 17:15

But this new king of Judah later rebelled against Babylonia and sent officials to Egypt to get horses and troops. Will this king be successful in breaking the treaty with Babylonia? Or will he be punished for what he's done?

Ezekiel 17:17

Even the king of Egypt and his powerful army will be useless to Judah when the Babylonians attack and build earth ramps to invade the cities of Judah and kill its people.

Ezekiel 29:6

Then everyone in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. You and your nation refused to help the people of Israel and were nothing more than a broken stick.

Daniel 4:22

Your Majesty, that tree is you. Your glorious reputation has reached heaven, and your kingdom covers the earth.

Daniel 4:37

That's why I say: “Praise and honour the King who rules from heaven! Everything he does is honest and fair, and he can shatter the power of those who are proud.”

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king should not have many horses, especially those from Egypt. The LORD has said his people are never to go back there again.