Isaiah 37:13

Isaiah 37:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
• New International Version (NIV)Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad? Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”

Context of Isaiah 37:13

11Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? 12Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’” 14So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. 15And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:

Isaiah 37:13 word by word

אַיֵּ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Whereאַיֵּה'ayêh · where?H346
• are the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · HamathH2574
• Arpadאַרְפַּד'arpâd · ArpadH774
• Sepharvaimעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• Sepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֫יִםsepharvayim sephârîym · SepharvaimH5617
• Henaהֵנַעhêna‛ · HenaH2012
• and Ivvahעַוָּה‛ivvâh ‛avvâ' · IvvahH5755

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:13

• Isaiah 19:9The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
• Isaiah 36:19Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
• 2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
• 2 Kings 18:34Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
• 2 Kings 19:13Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The king of Hamath - (See the note at Isaiah 36:19). Hena and Ivah - Hena is mentioned in 2 Kings 18:34; 2 Kings 19:13. It was evidently in Mesopotamia, and was probably the same which was afterward called Ana, situated near a ford of the Euphrates. The situation of Ivah is not certainly known. It was under the Assyrian dominion, and was one of the places from which colonists were brought to Samaria 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:31. Michaelis supposes that it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Jerusalem’s rescue from King Sennacherib of Assyria is a main event in Isaiah 1–39. The Lord promised to save his people. He would remain present with Jerusalem (see 7:14). He would also keep a remnant, a small group who would survive (see study note on Isaiah 10:20). Much of the land became empty and the population greatly reduced. This happened because Judah made a foolish alliance with Assyria (chapters 7–8). Even so, the Lord did not allow total…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Hena ... Ivah--in Babylonia. From Ava colonists had been brought to Samaria (2Ki 17:24).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:13

• Blasphemy
• Hena
• Ivah
• Letters
• Libnah
• Sepharvaim

In the dictionaries

• Hamath
• Hamath, Hamathites, Lebo Hamath
• Arpad
• Ava
• Hezekiah
• Rabmag
• Sepharvaim
• Arpad; Arphad
• Awa
• Bible, the

Commentaries on Isaiah 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings