Isaiah 37:38
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And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nesroch his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons slew him with the sword: and they fled into the land of Ararat, and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

his god

Isaiah 37:10 Thus shall you speak to Ezechias the king of Juda, saying: Let not thy God deceive thee, in whom thou trustest, saying: Jerusalem shall not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.

Isaiah 14:9,12 Hell below was in an uproar to meet thee at thy coming, it stirred up the giants for thee. All the princes of the earth are risen up from their thrones, all the princes of nations. . . .

Isaiah 36:15,18 And let not Ezechias make you trust in the Lord, saying: The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians. . . .

2 Kings 19:36,37 And Sennacherib, king of the Assyrians, departing, went away, and he returned and abode in Ninive. . . .

2 Chronicles 32:14,19,21 Who is there among all the gods of the nations, which my fathers have destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of this hand? . . .

Armenia.

Genesis 8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, the seven and twentieth day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.

Jeremiah 51:27 Set ye up a standard in the land: sound with the trumpet among the nations: prepare the nations against her: call together against her the kings of Ararat, Menni, and Ascenez: number Taphsar against her, bring the horse as the stinging locust.

Esar-haddon.

3336, B.C.

668

Ezra 4:2 And they came to Zorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said to them: Let us build with you, for we seek your God as ye do: behold we have sacrificed to him, since the days of Asor Haddan king of Assyria, who brought us hither.

Context
Jerusalem Delivered from the Assyrians
37And Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians went out and departed, and returned, and dwelt in Ninive. 38And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nesroch his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons slew him with the sword: and they fled into the land of Ararat, and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Cross References
Genesis 8:4
And the ark rested in the seventh month, the seven and twentieth day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.

2 Kings 19:37
And as he was worshipping in the temple of Nesroch, his god, Adramelech and Sarasar, his sons, slew him with the sword, and they fled into the land of the Armenians, and Asarhaddon, his son, reigned in his stead.

Ezra 4:2
And they came to Zorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said to them: Let us build with you, for we seek your God as ye do: behold we have sacrificed to him, since the days of Asor Haddan king of Assyria, who brought us hither.

Isaiah 37:7
Behold, I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a message, and shall return to his own country, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own country.

Jeremiah 51:27
Set ye up a standard in the land: sound with the trumpet among the nations: prepare the nations against her: call together against her the kings of Ararat, Menni, and Ascenez: number Taphsar against her, bring the horse as the stinging locust.

Lexicon
One day,
וַיְהִי֩ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

while he
ה֨וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was worshiping
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה (miš·ta·ḥă·weh)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate

in the temple
בֵּ֣ית ׀ (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of his god
אֱלֹהָ֗יו (’ĕ·lō·hāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

Nisroch,
נִסְרֹ֣ךְ (nis·rōḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5268: An Assyrian god

his sons
בָּנָיו֙ (bā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

Adrammelech
וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (wə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 152: Adrammelech -- 'Adar is prince', an Assyrian idol, also a son of Sennacherib

and Sharezer
וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר (wə·śar·’e·ṣer)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8272: Sharezer -- an Assyrian, also perhaps an Israelite

struck him down
הִכֻּ֣הוּ (hik·ku·hū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

with the sword
בַחֶ֔רֶב (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

and escaped
נִמְלְט֖וּ (nim·lə·ṭū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

to the land
אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

of Ararat.
אֲרָרָ֑ט (’ă·rā·rāṭ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 780: Ararat -- a district in eastern Armenia

And his son
בְּנ֖וֹ (bə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

Esar-haddon
חַדֹּ֥ן (ḥad·dōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 634: Esarhaddon -- 'Ashur has given a brother', an Assyrian king

became king
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (way·yim·lōḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

in his place.
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ (taḥ·tāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of


Additional Translations
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

And while he was worshipping Nasarach his country's god in the house, Adramelech and Sarasar his sons smote him with swords; and they escaped into Armenia: and Asordan his son reigned in his stead.

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

And it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

It happened, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.

And it cometh to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons have smitten him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-Haddon his son reigneth in his stead.
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