A moment in scripture
2 Kings 18:34
Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
The surrounding passage
- 2 Kings 18:32
Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.
- 2 Kings 18:33
Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
- 2 Kings 18:35
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
- 2 Kings 18:36
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.