2 Kings 18:34
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 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? | Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? | 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? |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Where
- Arpad settlementMapAbout this place
- Hamath 1 settlementMapAbout this place
- Hena settlementMapAbout this place
- Ivvah settlementMapAbout this place
- Samaria 1 settlementMapAbout this place
- Sepharvaim settlementMapAbout this place
Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Some ancient sites are uncertain.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| where? | אַיֵּה֩ | 'ai-YEH | H0346 | where?אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) 1) where? 1a) of persons, things 1b) rhetorical |
| [were] [the] gods of | אֱלֹהֵ֨י | 'e-lo-HEI | H0430J | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| Hamath | חֲמָ֜ת | cha-MAT | H2574G | Lebo-(Hamath)לְב֥וֹא (bo) This name means to go in, enter Combined with cha.mat (חֲמָת "Hamath" H2574) |
| and Arpad | וְאַרְפָּ֗ד | ve-'ar-PAD | H0774 | Arpadאַרְפַּד (ar.pad) § Arpad or Arphad = "I shall be spread out (or supported)" a city in northern Syria cited as an example of the Assyrian conquest |
| where? | אַיֵּ֛ה | 'ai-YEH | H0346 | where?אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) 1) where? 1a) of persons, things 1b) rhetorical |
| [were] [the] gods of | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | 'e-lo-HEI | H0430J | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| Sepharvaim | סְפַרְוַ֖יִם | se-far-VA-yim | H5617 | Sepharvaimסְפַרְוִי (se.phar.vi) Sepharvites see Sepharvaim = "enumeration" an inhabitant of Sepharvaim Another spelling of se.phar.va.yim (סְפַרְוַ֫יִם "Sepharvaim" H5617) |
| Hena | הֵנַ֣ע | he-NA' | H2012 | Henaהֵנַע (he.na) § Hena = "troubling" a city in Mesopotamia which the Assyrian kings reduced shortly before the time of Sennacherib |
| and Ivvah | וְעִוָּ֑ה | ve-'i-VAH | H5755 | Ivvahעַוָּה (iv.vah) Ava or Ivah = "ruin" a city conquered by the Assyrians Also named: av.vim (עַוִּים "Avvite" H5761I) |
| that | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| they have delivered | הִצִּ֥ילוּ | hi-TZI-lu | H5337 | to rescueנָצַל (na.tsal) 1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself 1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to strip off, spoil 1b2) to deliver 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to take away, snatch away 1c2) to rescue, recover 1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death) 1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt 1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out 1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338) |
| Samaria | שֹׁמְר֖וֹן | sho-me-RON | H8111 | Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) § Samaria = "watch mountain" 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam 2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem |
| from hand my | מִיָּדִֽי׃ | mi-ya-DI | H3027H | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.