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34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sephar-vaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my control?[a] 35 Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered their land from my control[b], so that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from me?’”[c]

36 But the people remained silent and did not answer with even so much as a word, because the king’s order was, “Don’t answer him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:34 Lit. hand
  2. 2 Kings 18:35 Lit. hand
  3. 2 Kings 18:35 Lit. from my hand

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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