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Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Where <i>is</i> the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Where <i>is</i> the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, <i>and of</i> Hena and Ivvah?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, and of Hena and Ivvah?&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, <i>and of</i> Hena and Ivvah?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, <i>and of</i> Hena and Ivvah?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad [of northern Syria], the king of the city of Sepharvaim, [the king of] Hena, or [the king of] Ivvah?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah? ’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah have all disappeared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the cities of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Where are the kings of the cities of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sephar-vaim, or of Hena, or of Ivvah, or of Samaria?'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah???<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Where the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king to the city of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivah?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Emath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Ana, and of Ava? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad, or the king of the city of Sepharvaim, or of Hena and Ivvah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, or a king of the cities Sepharvaim, Hena or Ivvah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arphad and the king of the city of Sepharvim and of Dena and of Aka?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Where are the King of Khamath and the King of Raphad, and the King and city Sepharvaim, and Dana and Dava?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Where are the kings of Emath? and where <i>is the king of</i> Arphath? and where <i>is the king</i> of the city of Eppharuaim, <i>and of</i> Anagugana?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/37-13.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/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7806" 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/isaiah/37.htm">Sennacherib's Blasphemous Letter</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>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? <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">are the kings</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/4428.htm" title="4428: ū·me·leḵ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/774.htm" title="774: ’ar·pāḏ (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria). From raphad; spread out; Arpad, a place in Syria.">Arpad,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ū·me·leḵ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lā·‘îr (Prep-l, Art:: N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5617.htm" title="5617: sə·p̄ar·wā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A city conquered by the king of Assyr. (dual).">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> </span><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="/2_kings/19-13.htm">2 Kings 19:13</a></span><br />Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13-15</a></span><br />Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand? / 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="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Jeremiah 49:23-27</a></span><br />Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. / Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. / How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Nahum 3:8-10</a></span><br />Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? / Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. / Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-9</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9-11</a></span><br />“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? / 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="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Isaiah 30:31-33</a></span><br />For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. / And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. / For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8-9</a></span><br />“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-7.htm">Isaiah 33:7-9</a></span><br />Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly. / The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded. / The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1-4</a></span><br />Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4-10</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” / Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">Isaiah 40:15-17</a></span><br />Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust. / Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering. / All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-13</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. / For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?</p><p class="hdg">Hamath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Isaiah 19:9</a></b></br> Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Isaiah 36:19</a></b></br> Where <i>are</i> the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where <i>are</i> the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?</p><p class="hdg">Hena.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24,30,31</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="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34</a></b></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?</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Arpad</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Arphad</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-15.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Hamath</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="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Sepharvaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Sepharva'im</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Arpad</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Arphad</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Hena</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Ivah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Ivvah</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Sepharvaim</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">Sepharva'im</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Hezekiah mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-8.htm">Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-37.htm">Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh by his own sons.</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/isaiah/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”</b><br>This verse is part of a taunt from the Assyrian king Sennacherib's messenger, Rabshakeh, directed at King Hezekiah of Judah. The rhetorical question emphasizes the futility of relying on other nations for deliverance from Assyria's might. <p><b>Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad</b><br>Hamath and Arpad were significant city-states in ancient Syria. Hamath, located on the Orontes River, was a prominent center in the region. Arpad, north of Aleppo, was known for its strategic importance. Both cities fell to the Assyrian empire, demonstrating Assyria's dominance. This historical context underscores the threat facing Judah and the perceived inevitability of Assyrian conquest.<p><b>Sepharvaim</b><br>Sepharvaim is often identified with the twin cities of Sippar in Mesopotamia. The mention of Sepharvaim highlights the extent of Assyrian conquests, as these cities were far from the immediate region of Judah. The reference serves to intimidate Hezekiah by listing cities that have already succumbed to Assyria's power.<p><b>Hena, and Ivvah?’”</b><br>Hena and Ivvah are less well-documented locations, possibly small towns or regions also conquered by Assyria. Their inclusion in the list serves to complete the picture of Assyrian invincibility. The rhetorical question implies that just as these places were unable to resist Assyria, so too will Judah be unable to withstand the impending siege.<br><br>This verse, in its broader context, challenges the faith of Hezekiah and the people of Judah, urging them to consider the fate of other nations. It sets the stage for Hezekiah's reliance on God for deliverance, contrasting human power with divine intervention. The historical and geographical references serve to heighten the tension and underscore the miraculous nature of Judah's eventual deliverance, as recorded later in the chapter.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_of_hamath.htm">King of Hamath</a></b><br>Hamath was a significant city-state in ancient Syria. Its king is mentioned to emphasize the power and reach of the Assyrian empire, which had conquered it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_of_arpad.htm">King of Arpad</a></b><br>Arpad was another city in Syria, north of Hamath. Like Hamath, it fell to the Assyrians, demonstrating their military might.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/city_of_sepharvaim.htm">City of Sepharvaim</a></b><br>This city is often associated with the Assyrian conquests. Its mention here serves to remind the audience of the Assyrian threat.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hena.htm">Hena</a></b><br>A lesser-known location, possibly a city or region, that was also conquered by the Assyrians.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/ivvah.htm">Ivvah</a></b><br>Another city or region that fell to the Assyrians, illustrating the extent of their conquests.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The mention of these conquered kings and cities highlights God's ultimate control over the rise and fall of nations. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty in world affairs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_power.htm">The Futility of Human Power</a></b><br>The Assyrian empire, despite its might, was ultimately powerless against God's will. This serves as a reminder of the limitations of human power and the supremacy of divine authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Jerusalem from the Assyrians, He is able to deliver us from our own trials and challenges. Our trust should be in Him, not in human strength or alliances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_as_a_faith_builder.htm">Historical Context as a Faith Builder</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of biblical events can strengthen our faith, showing how God has acted consistently throughout history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_purpose_on_earth.htm">What was Jesus' purpose on Earth?</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/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/why_link_isaiah_13_to_later_events.htm">If Isaiah 13 was written in the 8th century BCE, why do some scholars suggest it reflects later events, raising questions about its authorship and date?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Where is the king of Hamath . . .</span>--The question which had been asked in <a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm" title="Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?">Isaiah 36:19</a> as to the gods of the cities named is now asked of their kings, and the implied answer is that they are in the dungeons of Nineveh.<p><span class= "bld">Hena, and Ivah.</span>--The sites have not been identified, but Anah is found as the name of a city on the Euphrates, and Ivah may be the same as the Ava of <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>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hamath... Arphad... Sepharvaim</span> (see the comment upon <a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Isaiah 36:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/37-13.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">אַיֵּ֤ה</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 kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hamath,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָת֙</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">Arpad,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְפָּ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·pāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">Sepharvaim,</span><br /><span class="heb">סְפַרְוָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(sə·p̄ar·wā·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">הֵנַ֖ע</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">וְעִוָּֽה׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/37-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 37:13 Where is the king of Hamath (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 37:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 37:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:14" /></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>