Isaiah 37:38

Isaiah 37:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisrok, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of Ararat, Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

Context of Isaiah 37:38

36Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! 37So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh. One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.

Isaiah 37:38 word by word

וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית׀ נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, as he was worshippingשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Nisrochנִסְרֹךְnisrôk · NisrochH5268
• his godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• that Adrammelechאַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ'adrammelek · AdrammelechH152
• and Sharezerשַׁרְאֶ֫צֶרshar'etser · SharezerH8272
• his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and they escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Armeniaאֲרָרַט'ărâraţ · AraratH780
• and Esar–haddonאֵסַר־חַדּוֹן'êsar-chaddôn · EsarhaddonH634
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:38

• Isaiah 37:10“Say this to King Hezekiah of Judah: ‘Don’t let your God, on whom you rely, deceive you by promising that Jerusalem won’t be handed over to the king of Assyria.
• Isaiah 14:9Sheol below is eager to greet your coming, stirring up the spirits of the departed for you — all the rulers of the earth — making all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
• Isaiah 36:15Don’t let Hezekiah persuade you to rely on the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord will certainly rescue us! This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.’”
• 2 Kings 19:36So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.
• 2 Chronicles 32:14Who among all the gods of these nations that my predecessors completely destroyed was able to rescue his people from my power, that your God should be able to deliver you from my power?
• Genesis 8:4The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
• Jeremiah 51:27Raise a signal flag in the land; blow a ram’s horn among the nations; set apart the nations against her. Summon kingdoms against her — Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a marshal against her; bring up horses like a swarm of locusts.
• Ezra 4:2they approached Zerubbabel and the family heads and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we also worship your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time King Esar-haddon of Assyria brought us here.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38His sons smote him - What an awful punishment of his blasphemy! Who can harden his neck against God, and be successful? God does not lightly pass by blasphemy against himself, his government, his word, his Son, or his people. Let the profligate take care!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38As he was worshipping - Perhaps this time was selected because he might be then attended with fewer guards, or because they were able to surprise him without the possibility of his summoning his attendants to his rescue. In the house - In the temple. Of Nisroch his god - The god whom he particularly adored. Gesenius supposes that the word Nisroch‘ denotes an eagle, or a great eagle. The eagle was regarded as a sacred bird in the Persian religion, and was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38One day: Sennacherib was likely killed in 681 BC, about twenty years after he left Jerusalem. Esarhaddon ruled Assyria from 680 to 669 BC. It is ironic that Sennacherib, who mocked the Lord, was killed by his sons in the temple of his own god.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. Nisroch--Nisr, in Semitic, means "eagle;" the termination och, means "great." The eagle-headed human figure in Assyrian sculptures is no doubt Nisroch, the same as Asshur, the chief Assyrian god; the corresponding goddess was Asheera, or Astarte; this means a "grove," or sacred tree, often found as the symbol of the heavenly hosts (Saba) in the sculptures, as Asshur the Eponymus hero of Assyria (Ge 10:11) answered to the sun or Baal, Belus, the title…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:38

• Adrammelech
• Ararat
• Armenia
• Assassination
• Esar-Haddon (Esarhaddon)
• Homicide
• Nineveh
• Nisroch
• Parricide
• Patricide
• Regicide
• Sennacherib
• Sharezer

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Adrammelech
• Ararat
• Assyria
• Esarhaddon
• Hezekiah
• Nisroch
• Adrammelech and Anammelech
• Armenia

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