Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?” ’ ”
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Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?” ’ ”
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Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
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Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?'
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 19:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 18:34 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?
- Numbers 13:21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
- Numbers 34:8 From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
- 2 Kings 17:24 The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and lived in its cities.
- Isaiah 11:11 It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 37:13-20 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’ ” Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and spread it before Yahweh. Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God. Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land, and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, even you only.”
- Jeremiah 39:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. When they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment on him.
- Jeremiah 49:23 Of Damascus: “Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil news. They have melted away. There is sorrow on the sea. It can’t be quiet.
- Zechariah 9:2 and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 19:13 Where [is] the king of Hamath, and…
2Ki 19:13 Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
Ver. 13. Where is the king of Hamath, &c.?] See 2Ki 18:33. Only there it is gods of those places, and here kings. The heathens commonly called their gods kings - as Fοιβε αναξ, βασιλευς ανδρων τε θεων τε, &c. - and they reckoned, that whatsoever their gods could do, their kings should be sure of. We have not so served the gods, said that Roman emperor, that they should serve us no better than to give the enemy the better of us. {a}
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{a} Non sic deos coluimus, &c. - Antonin. Phil.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain where is the king of Hamath? either,
where is the king of Hamath? either,
1. Their god, whom he here calls their king, because they looked upon him as their protector and governor, which kings are or should be to their people. Or rather,
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2. Their king properly so called. And as before he compared their gods with the God of Jerusalem, so now he compares their kings with king Hezekiah; and by both intends to persuade them, that neither their God nor their king was able to save them out of his hand.
Of Sepharvaim, of Itena, and Ivah; of which See Poole "2Ki 18:31".
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 19:13. Where is the king of Hamath, &c.…
2Ki 19:13. Where is the king of Hamath, &c. — He may mean the gods of these places, calling them their kings, because the people looked upon them as their protectors and governors, which kings are or should be to their subjects: or rather, he means their kings, properly so called. And so, as before he compared their gods with the God of Jerusalem, so now he compares their kings with King Hezekiah; and by both comparisons intends to persuade Hezekiah and his people that neither he, their king, nor their God, was able to save them out of his hand.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Compare the marginal reference 2Ki 17:24. 2Ki 19:12 refers…
Compare the marginal reference 2Ki 17:24. 2Ki 19:12 refers to former Assyrian successes, 2Ki 19:13 to comparatively recent ones.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Where is the king of Hamath — In…
13. Where is the king of Hamath — In 2Ki_18:34, we have “gods of Hamath.” The arrogant Assyrian claims that neither gods nor kings can resist his power.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. Where is the king of Hamath] On all…
13. Where is the king of Hamath] On all the places named here, see above in the notes on 2Ki_17:34.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) The king.—Comp. 2Ki_18:34, from which, as well as…
(13) The king.—Comp. 2Ki_18:34, from which, as well as from the sequence of thought in 2Ki_19:12-13 here, it is clear that “king” is here used as a synonym of local god. (Comp. Amo_5:26; Psa_5:2 : “My King, and my God.”)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Where is the King of Hamath. Ilu-bid, King of…
Where is the King of Hamath. Ilu-bid, King of Hamath, raised a rebellion against Sargon in B.C. 720, and was taken prisoner the same year and carried to Assyria (see the "Eponym Canon," p. 127). And the King of Arpad. Arpad revolted in conjunction with Hamath, and was reduced about the same time ("Eponym Canon," p. 126). Its "king" is not mentioned, but he probably shared the fate of Ilu-bid. And the King of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hens, and Ivah? It is probably not meant that these three cities were all of them under the dominion of one and the same king. "King" is to be taken distributively. (On the sites of the cities, see the comment upon 2Ki_18:34)
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