2 Kings 18:34

2 Kings 18:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
• New International Version (NIV)Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

Context of 2 Kings 18:34

32until I come and take you to a land just like your own – a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Then you will live and not die. Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, “The Lord will rescue us.” 33Have any of the gods of the nations actually rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Indeed, did any gods rescue Samaria from my power? 35Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued their lands from my power? So how can the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power?’” 36The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, “Don’t respond to him.”

2 Kings 18:34 word by word

אַיֵּה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י חֲמָ֜ת וְאַרְפָּ֗ד אַיֵּ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י סְפַרְוַ֖יִם הֵנַ֣ע וְעִוָּ֑ה כִּֽי־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן מִיָּדִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · HamathH2574
• and of Arpadאַרְפַּד'arpâd · ArpadH774
• of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֫יִםsepharvayim sephârîym · SepharvaimH5617
• Henaהֵנַעhêna‛ · HenaH2012
• and Ivahעַוָּה‛ivvâh ‛avvâ' · IvvahH5755
• have they deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• out of mine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for 2 Kings 18:34

• 2 Kings 19:13Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
• Numbers 13:21So they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath.
• 2 Samuel 8:9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
• Jeremiah 49:23The Lord spoke about Damascus. “The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayed because they have heard bad news. Their courage will melt away because of worry. Their hearts will not be able to rest.
• 2 Kings 17:24The king of Assyria brought foreigners from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.
• Isaiah 36:18Hezekiah is misleading you when he says, “The Lord will rescue us.” Has any of the gods of the nations rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria?
• Isaiah 37:11Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea’s reign, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
• 2 Kings 19:12Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods?

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Where are the gods of Hamath - Sennacherib is greater than any of the gods of the nations. The Assyrians have already overthrown the gods of Hamath, Arpad, Hena, and Ivah; therefore, Jehovah shall be like one of them, and shall not be able to deliver Jerusalem out of the hand of my master. The impudent blasphemy of this speech is without parallel. Hezekiah treated it as he ought: it was not properly against him, but against the Lord; therefore he refers…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Arpad was situated somewhere in southern Syria; but it is impossible to fix its exact position. Sargon mentions it in an inscription as joining with Hamath in an act of rebellion, which he chastised. It was probably the capture and destruction of these two cities on this occasion which caused them to be mentioned together here (and in 2 Kings 19:13, and again in Isaiah 10:9). Sennacherib adduces late examples of the inability of the nations‘ gods to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-37Verses 17-37 Rabshakeh tries to convince the Jews, that it was to no purpose for them to stand it out. What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? It were well if sinners would submit to the force of this argument, in seeking peace with God. It is, therefore, our wisdom to yield to him, because it is in vain to contend with him: what confidence is that which those trust in who stand out against him? A great deal of art there is in this speech of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-35The LORD will deliver us: The Assyrian chief of staff mocked Judah’s trust in the Lord. He claimed that the Lord was no different from the gods of other nations and could not save them. Arpad was a city-state northwest of Aleppo. Like Hamath, it was a center of Aramean activity and is mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament (see Isaiah 10:9; Jeremiah 49:23).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 18:34

• Arpad
• Assyria
• Ava
• Diplomacy
• Hena
• Hypocrisy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Ivah
• Jerusalem
• Rab-Shakeh (Rabshakeh)
• Sennacherib
• Sepharvaim
• Syria
• War

In the dictionaries

• Hamath
• Samaria
• Hamath, Hamathites, Lebo Hamath
• Samaria, Samaritan
• Agreement
• Arpad
• Carry
• Hena
• Ivah
• Put

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18

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