34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?[a] Have they rescued Samaria from my power?(A) 35 Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued his land from my power? So will the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power?’” (B)

36 But the people kept silent; they did not answer him at all, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 18:34 Some LXX mss, Old Lat read Sepharvaim? Where are the gods of the land of Samaria?

34 Where are the gods of Hamath(A) and Arpad?(B) Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand? 35 Who of all the gods of these countries has been able to save his land from me? How then can the Lord deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”(C)

36 But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

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