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Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?
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The 'King' as 'God'
Scholars suggest that when Sennacherib asks, "Where is the king of...?", he is likely using "king" as a synonym for the local god of each city. This follows the previous verse's mention of gods. The taunt is deeply theological: Sennacherib is boasting that he has defeated not just human rulers, but the divine protectors of these nations, implying Judah's God will also fall.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare 2 Kings 17:24. The reference in 2 Kings 19:12 is to former Assyrian successes, while 2 Kings 19:13 refe…
19th Century
Anglican
The king. —Compare 2 Kings 18:34, from which, as well as from the sequence of thought in 2 Kings 19:12–13 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)
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