2 Kings 19:37
As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.This verse in the real world
In what words
- נִסְרֹךְNiçrôkNisrok, a Babylonian idol
- אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְʼĂdrammelekAdrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib
- אֵסַר־חַדּוֹןʼÊçar-ChaddôwnEsar-chaddon, an Assyrian king
- אֲרָרַטʼĂrâraṭArarat (or rather Armenia)
- שַׁרְאֶצֶרSharʼetserSharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an Israelite
- מָלַטmâlaṭproperly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causative
- שָׁחָהshâchâhto depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- מָלַךְmâlakto reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (b
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- Esarhaddon on his father's murderNamed outside the BibleThe murder of Sennacherib by his own sons, and Esarhaddon's succession, are recorded by Esarhaddon himself.