Isaiah 37:38
And it was done, when he worshipped Nisroch, his god, in the temple, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, killed him with sword, and fled into the land of Ararat, that is, Armenia; and Esarhaddon, his son, reigned for him.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)
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
+5 more words in this verse
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.