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2 Kings 19:37

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

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And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

KJV

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
ה֨וּאhu'heH1931 →
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.Veh[was] bowing downH7812 →
בֵּ֣ית׀beit[the] house ofH1004 →
נִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhNisrochH5268 →
אֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.Havgod hisH430 →
וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhand AdrammelechH152 →
וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ve.sar.'E.tzer ba.Navand Sharezer sons hisH8272 →H1121 →
הִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huthey struck down himH5221 →
בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revwith the swordH2719 →
וְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
נִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.Tuthey escapedH4422 →
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776 →
אֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatAraratH780 →
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427 →
אֵֽסַר־'e.sar-Esar-H634 →
חַדֹּ֥ןcha.Don-haddonH634 →
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121 →
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.Tavin place of himH8478 →

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Ezra 4:2they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”Genesis 8:4On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.2 Kings 19:7Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”Jeremiah 51:27“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.2 Kings 17:31the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.Nahum 1:14The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.Isaiah 37:37–38So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.2 Kings 19:10“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.2 Kings 18:5Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.2 Chronicles 32:19They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.2 Chronicles 32:21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.2 Chronicles 32:14Who 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?2 Kings 18:30Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’Nahum 1:12This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.1 Timothy 1:9We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

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