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Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Where <i>are</i> the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where <i>are</i> the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Where <i>are</i> the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where <i>are</i> the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they saved Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? When have they delivered Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad [in Aram]? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [in the valley of the Euphrates]? Have they rescued Samaria (Israel’s capital) from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? What about the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Were the gods of Samaria able to protect their land against the Assyrian forces? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did they rescue Samaria from my control?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Where are they now, the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did anyone save Samaria? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sephar-vaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my control?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Where [are] the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where [are] the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah, that they have delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? where the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah, that they have delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Where the gods of Hamath and Arpad? where the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? for did they deliver Shomemn out of my hand?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Where is the god of Emath, end of Arphad? where is the god of Sepharvaim, of Ana, and of Ava? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Where is the god of Hamath, and of Arpad? Where is the god of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and of Avva? Have they freed Samaria from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did they indeed rescue Samaria from my power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvim, Dena, and Ivah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Khamath and of Raphad, and where are the gods of Sapharvim and Dana and of Iva? Have they delivered Samaria from my hands?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Where is the god of Haemath, and of Arphad? where is the god of Seppharvaim, Ana, and Aba? for have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/18-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6569" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">are the gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/2574.htm" title="2574: ḥă·māṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place N. of Damascus. From the same as chowmah; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria.">of Hamath</a> <a href="/hebrew/774.htm" title="774: wə·’ar·pāḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria). From raphad; spread out; Arpad, a place in Syria.">and Arpad?</a> <a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">are the gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/5617.htm" title="5617: sə·p̄ar·wa·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A city conquered by the king of Assyr. (dual).">of Sepharvaim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2012.htm" title="2012: hê·na‘ (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria) or Mesopotamia. Probably of foreign derivation; Hena, a place apparently in Mesopotamia.">Hena,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5755.htm" title="5755: wə·‘iw·wāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A city conquered by Assyr. Or eavvae; for avvah; Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria.">and Ivvah?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: hiṣ·ṣî·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">Have they delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">Samaria</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from my hand?</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20</a></span><br />Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">2 Chronicles 32:14-15</a></span><br />Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand? / So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Isaiah 10:10-11</a></span><br />As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, / and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">2 Kings 19:12-13</a></span><br />Did 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?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm">Isaiah 37:12-13</a></span><br />Did 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?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-28.htm">Jeremiah 2:28</a></span><br />But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Jeremiah 10:11</a></span><br />Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Daniel 3:15</a></span><br />Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></span><br />Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a></span><br />The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-37.htm">Deuteronomy 32:37-38</a></span><br />He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge, / which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Judges 10:14</a></span><br />Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a></span><br />Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Isaiah 46:5-7</a></span><br />To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike? / They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Acts 19:26</a></span><br />And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?</p><p class="hdg">the gods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">2 Kings 19:13</a></b></br> Where <i>is</i> the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a></b></br> So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">2 Samuel 8:9</a></b></br> When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,</p><p class="hdg">Hamath.</p><p class="hdg">Arpad.</p><p class="hdg">the gods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24-33</a></b></br> And the king of Assyria brought <i>men</i> from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed <i>them</i> in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof… </p><p class="hdg">Ava.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18,19</a></b></br> <i>Beware</i> lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Isaiah 37:11,12,18,19</a></b></br> Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? … </p><p class="hdg">have they delivered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6,23,24,30,31</a></b></br> In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor <i>by</i> the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">2 Kings 19:12,13</a></b></br> Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; <i>as</i> Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which <i>were</i> in Thelasar? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Arpad</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-30.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-13.htm">Hena</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-13.htm">Ivah</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-13.htm">Ivvah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-10.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-10.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">Sepharvaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-13.htm">Sepharva'im</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">Arpad</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">Hena</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">Ivah</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">Ivvah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/job/21-30.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">Sepharvaim</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">Sepharva'im</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">He destroys idolatry, and prospers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">The inhabitants of Samaria are carried captive for their sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Sennacherib invading Judah, is pacified by a tribute</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">Rabshakeh, by blasphemous persuasions, solicits the people to revolt</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad?</b><br>This phrase is part of a taunt by the Assyrian king's representative, Rabshakeh, during the siege of Jerusalem. Hamath and Arpad were significant cities in Syria, known for their strategic locations and fortifications. Historically, these cities fell to the Assyrians, demonstrating Assyria's military might. The rhetorical question implies the impotence of these cities' gods, suggesting that they could not protect their people from Assyrian conquest. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern belief in the power of national deities to protect their lands, a belief that the Assyrians sought to undermine by demonstrating their gods' superiority.<p><b>Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?</b><br>Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah were regions or cities that also succumbed to Assyrian power. Sepharvaim is often associated with a city in Mesopotamia, while Hena and Ivvah are less clearly identified but are thought to be locations within the Assyrian empire's reach. The mention of these places serves to reinforce the message that no local deity had been able to withstand Assyria. This statement challenges the faith of the Israelites in their God, Yahweh, by comparing Him to the defeated gods of these regions. It also highlights the Assyrian strategy of psychological warfare, aiming to demoralize the inhabitants of Jerusalem.<p><b>Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?</b><br>Samaria was the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which fell to the Assyrians in 722 BC. This reference serves as a stark reminder to the people of Judah of the fate of their northern neighbors. The fall of Samaria was a significant event, as it led to the exile of many Israelites and the resettlement of foreign peoples in the land, which contributed to the mixed population known as the Samaritans. The rhetorical question underscores the futility of relying on other gods for deliverance and sets the stage for a contrast with the God of Israel, who, unlike these other deities, is capable of true deliverance. This phrase also foreshadows the eventual deliverance of Jerusalem, emphasizing the unique power and faithfulness of Yahweh.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to rid Judah of idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a></b><br>The king of Assyria, who invaded Judah and sent his officials to intimidate Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rabshakeh.htm">Rabshakeh</a></b><br>The Assyrian field commander who delivered the message of intimidation to the people of Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamath_and_arpad.htm">Hamath and Arpad</a></b><br>Cities that were conquered by the Assyrians, whose gods were unable to save them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sepharvaim,_hena,_and_ivvah.htm">Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah</a></b><br>Other regions or cities that fell to Assyria, mentioned to emphasize the futility of their gods.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>The Assyrian message highlights the impotence of the gods of the nations they conquered. This serves as a reminder of the futility of idolatry and the importance of worshiping the one true God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_the_sovereign_god.htm">Trust in the Sovereign God</a></b><br>Hezekiah's situation teaches us to place our trust in God, even when facing seemingly insurmountable challenges. Unlike the false gods, the God of Israel is living and powerful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a></b><br>Despite the threats and intimidation from powerful enemies, God remains faithful to those who are faithful to Him. Hezekiah's account encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_and_repentance.htm">The Power of Prayer and Repentance</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat included prayer and seeking God's guidance. This demonstrates the importance of turning to God in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Hezekiah's leadership in turning Judah back to God and his reliance on divine help serve as a model for godly leadership in challenging times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_isaiah_10_7-11.htm">Isaiah 10:7–11: Is there sufficient historical or archaeological evidence supporting the extensive conquests described here? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_rabshakeh's_claim_with_judah's_deliverance.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20: How do we reconcile the Rabshakeh's claim that no god has saved any nation from Assyria with the biblical assertion that the Lord ultimately delivered Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_hezekiah's_unique_devotion.htm">2 Kings 18:5-6 - How can we verify Hezekiah's unprecedented devotion when other kings are also praised elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_2_kings_18_25_consistent_with_other_divine_judgments.htm">2 Kings 18:25 - Is the claim that the Assyrian king was acting by God's command consistent with other biblical accounts of divine judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad?</span>--Sargon, Sennacherib's father, had reduced these two cities. The reference to "my fathers" in <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm" title="Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?">2Kings 19:12</a>, and the use of the general term, "the king of Assyria" (<a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm" title="Has any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?">2Kings 18:33</a>), are against Schrader's supposition that the historian has confused the campaigns of Sargon with those of Sennacherib. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm" title="And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelled in the cities thereof.">2Kings 17:24</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-30.htm" title="And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,">2Kings 17:30</a>.) Sargon has recorded that <span class= "ital">Ya-u-bi-h-di,</span> king of the Hamathites, induced Arpad, Simyra, Damascus, and Samaria to join his revolt against Assyria. The confederacy was defeated at Qarqar, and Yahubihdi taken and flayed alive (B.C. 720).<p><span class= "bld">Arpad.</span>--<span class= "ital">Tell-Erfad,</span> about ten miles north of Aleppo. The question, "Where are the gods?" &c, may imply that they had been annihilated along with their temples and statues. (Comp. <a href="/job/14-10.htm" title="But man dies, and wastes away: yes, man gives up the ghost, and where is he?">Job 14:10</a>.) Sometimes, indeed, the Assyrians carried off the idols of conquered nations, but this need not have been an invariable practice, and <a href="/isaiah/10-11.htm" title="Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?">Isaiah 10:11</a> seems to imply that they were sometimes destroyed, as was likely to be the case when a city was taken by storm, and committed to the flames. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad?</span> Hamath and Arpad had been recently conquered (about <span class="date">B.C. 720</span>) by Sargon (see the 'Epouym Canon,' pp. 126-128). Of the latter city but little is known, net even its site. We find it generally connected with Damascus (<a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Jeremiah 49:23</a>; ' Eponym Canon,' pp. 68, 126) and Hamath (<a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">2 Kings 19:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Isaiah 36:19</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Jeremiah 49:23</a>; ' Eponym Canon,' p. 126), and may conjecture that it lay between them, either in Coele-Syria or in the Anti-Libanus. (On Hamath, see the commentary upon 2 Kings 14:25; and for its special god, Ashima, see that on 2 Kings 17:30.) <span class="cmt_word">Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hens, and Ivah?</span> (On the cities and gods of Sepharvaim and Ivah (or Ava), see the comment on 2 Kings 17:24 and <COMMENTARY/VERSE_ONLY:2 Kings 17:31.) "Hena," mentioned always with Sepharvaim and Ivah (<a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">2 Kings 19:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13</a>), is probably Allah on the Euphrates, about seventy miles above Hit (Ivah). Nothing is known of its gods. Probably Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah had rebelled in conjunction, and been re-conquered at no distant date. Sargon mentions in his annals that he besieged and took Sepharvaim (Sippara) in his twelfth year ( <span class="date">B.C. 710</span>). <span class="cmt_word">Have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?</span> There is probably some compression of the original narrative here. The meaning is, "Have they delivered their several cities, or has the god of Samaria delivered his city out of my hand?" No god had hitherto delivered any city which the Assyrians had attacked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/18-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֵּה֩</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hamath</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָ֜ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2574.htm">Strong's 2574: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hamath -- a place North of Damascus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Arpad?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַרְפָּ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ar·pāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_774.htm">Strong's 774: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arpad -- a city in Aram (Syria)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sepharvaim,</span><br /><span class="heb">סְפַרְוַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(sə·p̄ar·wa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5617.htm">Strong's 5617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sepharvaim -- a city conquered by the king of Assyr</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hena,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵנַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(hê·na‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2012.htm">Strong's 2012: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hena -- a city in Aram (Syria) or Mesopotamia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Ivvah?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִוָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘iw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5755.htm">Strong's 5755: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ivvah -- a city conquered by Assyr</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Have they delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">הִצִּ֥ילוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·ṣî·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Samaria</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְר֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my hand?</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 18:34 Where are the gods of Hamath (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 18:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 18:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>