2 Kings

2 Kings 19:36–37

³⁶So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

³⁷One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer^e put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

Footnotes

e 19:37 LXX and an alternate MT reading (see also Isaiah 37:38|ISA 37:38); MT lacks his sons.

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2 Kings 19:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Sennacherib	סַנְחֵרִ֣יב	san·ḥê·rîḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5576 Sennacherib
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֑וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
broke camp	וַיִּסַּ֣ע	way·yis·sa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
and withdrew	וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
He returned	וַיָּ֖שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Nineveh	בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃	bə·nî·nə·wêh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5210 Nineveh
and stayed there	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

2 Kings 19:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day	וַיְהִי֩	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
while he	ה֨וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was worshiping	מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה	miš·ta·ḥă·weh	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H7812 bow down
in the temple	בֵּ֣ית׀	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of his god	אֱלֹהָ֗יו	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
Nisroch	נִסְרֹ֣ךְ	nis·rōḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5268 Nisrok
Adrammelech	וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	wə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H152 Adrammelek
and Sharezer	וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרָָ֙	wə·śar·ʾɛ·ṣɛ·rå̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8272 Sharetser
put him	הִכֻּ֣הוּ	hik·ku·hū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
to the sword	בַחֶ֔רֶב	ḇa·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and escaped	נִמְלְט֖וּ	nim·lə·ṭū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4422 slip away
to the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Ararat	אֲרָרָ֑ט	’ă·rā·rāṭ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H780 Ararat
And his son	בְּנ֖וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Esar-haddon	אֵֽסַר־	’ê·sar-	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H634 Esarhaddon
reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ	way·yim·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in his place	תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ	taḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part

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2 Kings 19:36 Jonah 1:2 · 2 Kings 19:33 · 2 Kings 19:7 · 2 Kings 19:28

2 Kings 19:37 Ezra 4:2 · Genesis 8:4 · 2 Kings 19:7 · Jeremiah 51:27

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