Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Assyria’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Assyria’ occurs 108 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 2:14 Truly, the name of the third river is the Tigris; it advances opposite the Assyrians. But the fourth river, it is the Euphrates.Genesis 2:14
Genesis 25:18 Now he had lived from Havilah as far as Shur, which overlooks Egypt as it approaches the Assyrians. He passed away in the sight of all his brothers.Genesis 25:18
Number of the word / term Assyria in Genesis: 2
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 24:24 They shall arrive in Greek warships from Italy. They shall overcome the Assyrians, and they shall devastate the Hebrews, and yet, at the very end, even they themselves shall perish.”Numbers 24:24
Number of the word / term Assyria in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 15:19 Then Pul, the king of the Assyrians, came into the land. And Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, so that he would be a help to him, and so that he might strengthen his kingdom.2 Kings 15:19
2 Kings 15:20 And Menahem proclaimed a tax upon Israel, on all who were powerful and wealthy, so that each one would give to the king of the Assyrians fifty shekels of silver. Then the king of the Assyrians turned back, and he did not remain in the land.2 Kings 15:20
2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah, the king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser, the king of Assyria, arrived and captured Ijon, and Abel Bethmaacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, and the entire land of Naphtali. And he took them away into Assyria.2 Kings 15:29
2 Kings 16:7 Then Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser, the king of the Assyrians, saying: “I am your servant, and I am your son. Ascend and accomplish my salvation from the hand of the king of Syria, and from the hand of the king of Israel, who have risen up together against me.”2 Kings 16:7
2 Kings 16:8 And when he had collected the silver and the gold that could be found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king, he sent it as a gift to the king of the Assyrians.2 Kings 16:8
2 Kings 16:9 And he agreed to his will. For the king of the Assyrians ascended against Damascus, and he laid waste to it. And he carried away its inhabitants to Cyrene. But Rezin he killed.2 Kings 16:9
2 Kings 16:10 And king Ahaz traveled to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser, the king of the Assyrians. And when he had seen the altar of Damascus, king Ahaz sent to Uriah, the priest, its pattern and likeness, according to all of its work.2 Kings 16:10
2 Kings 16:18 Also, the canopy for the Sabbath, which he had built in the temple, and the exterior entrance of the king, he converted into the temple of the Lord, because of the king of the Assyrians.2 Kings 16:18
2 Kings 17:3 Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians, ascended against him. And Hoshea became a servant to him, and he paid him tribute.2 Kings 17:3
2 Kings 17:4 And when the king of the Assyrians discovered that Hoshea, striving to rebel, had sent messengers to Sais, to the king of Egypt, so as not to present the tribute to the king of the Assyrians, as he had been accustomed to do each year, he besieged him. And having been bound, he cast him into prison.2 Kings 17:4
2 Kings 17:6 And in the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of the Assyrians captured Samaria, and he carried away Israel to Assyria. And he stationed them in Halah and in Habor, beside the river of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.2 Kings 17:6
2 Kings 17:23 even when the Lord carried away Israel from his face, just as he had said by the hand of all his servants, the prophets. And Israel was carried away from their land into Assyria, even to this day.2 Kings 17:23
2 Kings 17:24 Then the king of the Assyrians brought some from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim. And he located them in the cities of Samaria, in place of the sons of Israel. And they possessed Samaria, and they lived in its cities.2 Kings 17:24
2 Kings 17:26 And this was reported to the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: “The peoples that you transferred and caused to live in the cities of Samaria, they are ignorant of the ordinances of the God of the land. And so the Lord has sent lions among them. And behold, they have killed them, because they were ignorant of the rituals of the God of the land.”2 Kings 17:26
2 Kings 17:27 Then the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: “Lead to that place one of the priests, whom you brought as a captive from there. And let him go and live with them. And let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land.”2 Kings 17:27
2 Kings 18:7 Therefore, the Lord was also with him. And he conducted himself wisely in all the things to which he went forth. Also, he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and he did not serve him.2 Kings 18:7
2 Kings 18:9 In the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, the son of Elah, the king of Israel: Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians, ascended to Samaria, and he fought against it,2 Kings 18:9
2 Kings 18:11 And the king of the Assyrians took away Israel into Assyria. And he located them in Halah and in Habor, at the rivers of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.2 Kings 18:11
2 Kings 18:13 In the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, went up to all the fortified cities of Judah, and he captured them.2 Kings 18:13
2 Kings 18:14 Then Hezekiah, the king of Judah, sent messengers to the king of the Assyrians at Lachish, saying: “I have offended. Withdraw from me, and all that you will impose upon me, I will bear.” And so the king of the Assyrians levied a tax upon Hezekiah, the king of Judah, of three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.2 Kings 18:14
2 Kings 18:16 At that time, Hezekiah broke apart the doors of the temple of the Lord, with the plates of gold which he had affixed to them. And he gave these to the king of the Assyrians.2 Kings 18:16
2 Kings 18:17 Then the king of the Assyrians sent Tartan, and Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh, from Lachish, to king Hezekiah, with a powerful hand, to Jerusalem. And when they had ascended, they arrived in Jerusalem, and they stood beside the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is along the way of the fuller’s field.2 Kings 18:17
2 Kings 18:19 And Rabshakeh said to them: “Speak to Hezekiah: Thus says the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this faith, in which you strive?2 Kings 18:19
2 Kings 18:23 Now therefore, cross over to my lord, the king of the Assyrians, and I will give to you two thousand horses, and we will see if you even have enough riders for them.2 Kings 18:23
2 Kings 18:28 And so, Rabshakeh stood up, and he exclaimed in a great voice, in the Jews’ language, and he said: “Listen to the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.2 Kings 18:28
2 Kings 18:30 And do not let him give you faith in the Lord, saying: ‘The Lord will rescue and free us, and this city will not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.’2 Kings 18:30
2 Kings 18:31 Do not choose to listen to Hezekiah. For thus says the king of the Assyrians: Do with me what is for your own good, and come out to me. And each one of you will eat from his own vine, and from his own fig tree. And you shall drink water from your own wells,2 Kings 18:31
2 Kings 19:4 Perhaps the Lord, your God, may hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of the Assyrians, his lord, sent so that he would reproach the living God, and rebuke with words, which the Lord, your God, has heard. And so, offer a prayer on behalf of the remnant that has been found.”2 Kings 19:4
2 Kings 19:6 And Isaiah said to them: “So shall you say to your lord. Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid before the face of the words that you have heard, by which the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed me.2 Kings 19:6
2 Kings 19:8 Then Rabshakeh returned, and he found the king of the Assyrians fighting against Libnah. For he had heard that he had withdrawn from Lachish.2 Kings 19:8
2 Kings 19:10 “So shall you say to Hezekiah, the king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom you trust, lead you astray. And you should not say, ‘Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.’2 Kings 19:10
2 Kings 19:11 For you yourself have heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done to all the lands, the manner in which they have laid waste to them. Therefore, how would you alone be able to be freed?2 Kings 19:11
2 Kings 19:17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have devastated all peoples and lands.2 Kings 19:17
2 Kings 19:20 Then Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent to Hezekiah, saying: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I have heard what you beseeched from me, concerning Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians.2 Kings 19:20
2 Kings 19:32 For this reason, thus says the Lord about the king of the Assyrians: He shall not enter into this city, nor shoot an arrow into it, nor overtake it with the shield, nor encircle it with fortifications.2 Kings 19:32
2 Kings 19:35 And so it happened that, in the same night, an Angel of the Lord went and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he had risen up, at first light, he saw all the bodies of the dead. And withdrawing, he went away.2 Kings 19:35
2 Kings 19:36 And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, returned and dwelled in Nineveh.2 Kings 19:36
2 Kings 20:6 And I will add fifteen years to your days. Then too, I will free you and this city from the hand of the king of the Assyrians. And I will protect this city for my own sake, and for the sake of my servant David.”2 Kings 20:6
2 Kings 23:29 During his days, Pharaoh Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended against the king of the Assyrians to the river Euphrates. And king Josiah went out to meet him. And when he had seen him, he was killed at Megiddo.2 Kings 23:29
Number of the word / term Assyria in 2 Kings: 39
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 5:6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, led away captive, and he was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.1 Chronicles 5:6
1 Chronicles 5:26 And so the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, the king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser, the king of Assur. And he took away Reuben, and Gad, and the one half tribe of Manasseh. And he led them to Halah, and to Habor, and to Hara, and to the river of Gozan, even to this day.1 Chronicles 5:26
Number of the word / term Assyria in 1 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 28:16 In that time, king Ahaz sent to the king of the Assyrians, requesting assistance.2 Chronicles 28:16
2 Chronicles 28:20 And he led against him Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him and laid waste to him, without resistance.2 Chronicles 28:20
2 Chronicles 28:21 And so Ahaz, despoiling the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings and the leaders, gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it profited him nothing.2 Chronicles 28:21
2 Chronicles 30:6 And carriers traveled with the letters, by order of the king and his rulers, to all of Israel and Judah, proclaiming, in accord with what the king had ordered: “O sons of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel. And he will return to the remnant who escaped from the hand of the king of the Assyrians.2 Chronicles 30:6
2 Chronicles 32:1 After these things, and after this manner of truth, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians arrived. And entering Judah, he besieged the fortified cities, desiring to seize them.2 Chronicles 32:1
2 Chronicles 32:4 he gathered together a great multitude, and they obstructed all the springs, and the brook which was flowing through the midst of the land, saying: “Otherwise, the kings of the Assyrians might arrive and find an abundance of water.”2 Chronicles 32:4
2 Chronicles 32:7 “Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid. Neither should you dread the king of the Assyrians and the entire multitude that is with him. For many more are with us than with him.2 Chronicles 32:7
2 Chronicles 32:9 After these things, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, sent his servants to Jerusalem, (for he and his entire army were besieging Lachish) to Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and to all the people who were in the city, saying:2 Chronicles 32:9
2 Chronicles 32:10 “Thus says Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians: In whom do you have faith, as you sit besieged in Jerusalem?2 Chronicles 32:10
2 Chronicles 32:21 And the Lord sent an Angel, who struck all the experienced men and warriors, and the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians. And he returned in disgrace to his own land. And when he had entered the house of his god, the sons who had gone forth from his loins killed him with the sword.2 Chronicles 32:21
2 Chronicles 32:22 And the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, and from the hand of all. And he presented to them peace on every side.2 Chronicles 32:22
2 Chronicles 33:11 Therefore, he led over them the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians. And they captured Manasseh, and they led him, bound with chains and fetters, to Babylon.2 Chronicles 33:11
Number of the word / term Assyria in 2 Chronicles: 12
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 4:2 And so, drawing near to Zerubbabel and to the leaders of the fathers, they said to them: “Let us build with you, for we seek your God just as you do. Behold, we have immolated victims to him from the days of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who brought us here.”Ezra 4:2
Number of the word / term Assyria in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 76:1 Unto the end. With Praises. A Psalm of Asaph. A Canticle to the Assyrians. In Judea, God is known. In Israel, his name is great.Psalm 76:1
Number of the word / term Assyria in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 7:17 The Lord will lead over you, and over your people, and over the house of your father, such days as have not occurred since the days of the separation of Ephraim from Judah by the king of the Assyrians.Isaiah 7:17
Isaiah 7:20 In that day, the Lord will shave with a razor the ones hired by those who are across the river, by the king of the Assyrians, from the head to the hairs of the feet, with the entire beard.Isaiah 7:20
Isaiah 8:4 For before the boy knows how to call to his father and his mother, the strength of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be taken away, in the sight of the king of the Assyrians.”Isaiah 8:4
Isaiah 8:7 for this reason, behold, the Lord will lead over them the waters of a river, strong and plentiful: the king of the Assyrians with all his glory. And he will rise up throughout all his streams, and he will overflow all his banks.Isaiah 8:7
Isaiah 11:11 And this shall be in that day: the Lord will send forth his hand a second time to take possession of the remnant of his people who will be left behind: from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Ethiopia, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.Isaiah 11:11
Isaiah 11:16 And there will be a way for the remnant of my people, who will be left behind by the Assyrians: just as there was for Israel in the day that he ascended from the land of Egypt.Isaiah 11:16
Isaiah 14:25 so shall it occur. So shall I crush the Assyrian in my land, and I will trample him upon my mountains, and his yoke will be taken away from them, and his burden will be removed from their shoulder.Isaiah 14:25
Isaiah 19:23 In that day, there will be a way from Egypt to the Assyrians, and the Assyrian will enter into Egypt, and the Egyptian will be with the Assyrians, and the Egyptians will serve Assur.Isaiah 19:23
Isaiah 19:24 In that day, will Israel be the third to the Egyptian and the Assyrian, a blessing in the midst of the earth,Isaiah 19:24
Isaiah 19:25 which the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying: Blessed be my people of Egypt, and the work of my hands for the Assyrian, but Israel is my inheritance.Isaiah 19:25
Isaiah 20:1 In the year in which Tharthan entered into Ashdod, when Sargon, the king of the Assyrians, had sent him, and when he had fought against Ashdod and had captured it,Isaiah 20:1
Isaiah 20:4 so also will the king of the Assyrians force the captivity of Egypt, and the transmigration of Ethiopia: young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.Isaiah 20:4
Isaiah 20:6 And in that day, the inhabitants of a certain island will say: “Behold, this was our hope, we fled to them for help, to free us from the face of the king of the Assyrians. And now, how will we be able to escape?”Isaiah 20:6
Isaiah 27:13 And this shall be: in that day, a noise will be made with a great trumpet. And those who had been lost will approach from the land of the Assyrians, with those who had been outcasts in the land of Egypt. And they will adore the Lord, on the holy mountain, in Jerusalem.Isaiah 27:13
Isaiah 36:1 And it happened that, in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, went up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and he seized them.Isaiah 36:1
Isaiah 36:2 And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabshakeh from Lachish into Jerusalem, to king Hezekiah, with a great force, and he stood near the aqueduct of the upper pool, at the road to the fuller’s field.Isaiah 36:2
Isaiah 36:4 And Rabshakeh said to them: “Tell Hezekiah: Thus says the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this faith in which you believe?Isaiah 36:4
Isaiah 36:8 And now, hand yourselves over to my lord, the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand horses, and you will not be able to find riders for them on your own.Isaiah 36:8
Isaiah 36:13 Then Rabshakeh stood up, and he cried out with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and he said: “Listen to the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.Isaiah 36:13
Isaiah 36:15 And do not let Hezekiah cause you to trust in the Lord, saying: ‘The Lord will rescue and free us. This city will not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.’Isaiah 36:15
Isaiah 36:16 Do not listen to Hezekiah. For the king of the Assyrians says this: Act with me to your own benefit, and come out to me. And let each one eat from his own vine, and each one from his own fig tree. And let each one drink water from his own well,Isaiah 36:16
Isaiah 37:4 Perhaps, somehow, the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of the Assyrians, his lord, has sent to blaspheme the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, lift up your prayers on behalf of the remnant which has been left behind.”Isaiah 37:4
Isaiah 37:6 And Isaiah said to them: “You shall say this to your lord: Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid to face the words that you have heard, by which the servants of the king of the Assyrians blasphemed me.Isaiah 37:6
Isaiah 37:8 Then Rabshakeh returned, and he found the king of the Assyrians fighting against Libnah. For he had heard that he had set out from Lachish.Isaiah 37:8
Isaiah 37:10 “You shall say this to Hezekiah, the king of Judah, saying: Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying: ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.’Isaiah 37:10
Isaiah 37:11 Behold, you have heard about all that the kings of the Assyrians have done to all the lands that they have conquered, and so, how can you be delivered?Isaiah 37:11
Isaiah 37:18 For truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste to countries and territories.Isaiah 37:18
Isaiah 37:21 And Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent to Hezekiah, saying: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Because of what you have prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians,Isaiah 37:21
Isaiah 37:33 For this reason, thus says the Lord about the king of the Assyrians: He will not enter this city, nor shoot an arrow into it, nor overtake it with a shield, nor dig a rampart all around it.Isaiah 37:33
Isaiah 37:36 Then the Angel of the Lord went forth and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold, all these were dead bodies.Isaiah 37:36
Isaiah 37:37 And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, departed and went away. And he returned and lived at Nineveh.Isaiah 37:37
Isaiah 38:6 And I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect it.Isaiah 38:6
Isaiah 52:4 For thus says the Lord God: My people descended into Egypt, in the beginning, in order to sojourn there. But the Assyrian oppressed them, without any cause at all.Isaiah 52:4
Number of the word / term Assyria in Isaiah: 33
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:18 And now what do you want from the way of Egypt, but to drink their turbid water? And what do you want from the way of the Assyrians, but to drink the water of their river?Jeremiah 2:18
Jeremiah 50:17 Israel is a scattered flock. The lions have driven him away. First, the king of Assyria devoured him. And last, this Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has taken away his bones.Jeremiah 50:17
Jeremiah 50:18 Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will visit the king of Babylon and his land, just as I have visited the king of Assyria.Jeremiah 50:18
Number of the word / term Assyria in Jeremiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 5:6 We have given our hand to Egypt and to the Assyrians, so that we may be satisfied with bread.Lamentations 5:6
Number of the word / term Assyria in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:28 You also fornicated with the sons of the Assyrians, for you were not yet done. And after you fornicated, even then, you were not satisfied.Ezekiel 16:28
Ezekiel 23:5 And then, Oholah committed fornication against me, and she acted madly with her lovers, with the Assyrians who approached her,Ezekiel 23:5
Ezekiel 23:7 And she distributed her fornications to those chosen men, all of them sons of the Assyrians. And she defiled herself with the uncleanness of all those whom she madly desired.Ezekiel 23:7
Ezekiel 23:12 She shamelessly offered herself to the sons of the Assyrians, to the rulers and magistrates who brought themselves to her clothed with colorful garments, to the horsemen who were carried by horses, and to the youths, all of them exceptional in appearance.Ezekiel 23:12
Ezekiel 23:23 the sons of Babylon, and all the Chaldeans, the nobles, the sovereigns and princes, all the sons of the Assyrians, youths of exceptional form, all the rulers and magistrates, the leaders among leaders, and the renowned riders of horses.Ezekiel 23:23
Number of the word / term Assyria in Ezekiel: 5
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 7:11 And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.Hosea 7:11
Hosea 9:3 They will not dwell in the land of the Lord. Ephraim has been returned to Egypt, and he has eaten polluted things among the Assyrians.Hosea 9:3
Hosea 11:11 And they will fly like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove from the land of the Assyrians. And I will arrange them in their own houses, says the Lord.Hosea 11:11
Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.Hosea 12:1
Hosea 13:7 And I will be to them like a lioness, like a leopard in the way of the Assyrians.Hosea 13:7
Number of the word / term Assyria in Hosea: 5
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Micah
Micah 5:5 And this man will be our peace, when the Assyrian will come into our land, and when he will trample on our houses; and we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight principal men.Micah 5:5
Number of the word / term Assyria in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Assyria’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 10:10 And I will lead them back from the land of Egypt, and I will gather them from among the Assyrians, and I will lead them to the land of Gilead and Lebanon, and no place will be left that has not been found by them.Zechariah 10:10
Zechariah 10:11 And he will pass over the narrow passage of the sea, and he will strike the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the river will be confounded, and the arrogance of Assyria will be brought low, and the scepter of Egypt will withdraw.Zechariah 10:11
Number of the word / term ‘Assyria’ in Zechariah: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 108
