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Isaiah 37:38

37:37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
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. Armenia: Heb. Ararat

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As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, 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 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 Esar–haddon 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 Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

What does Isaiah 37:38 mean?

Isaiah 37:38 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁחָה (shâchâh), בַּיִת (bayith), נִסְרֹךְ (Niçrôk).

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And
it
came
to
pass,
as
he
was
worshippingשָׁחָהshâchâh/shaw-khaw'/H7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
in
the
houseבַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of
NisrochנִסְרֹךְNiçrôk/nis-roke'/H5268Nisrok, a Babylonian idol
his
god,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
that
AdrammelechאֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְʼĂdrammelek/ad-ram-meh'-lek/H152Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib
and
SharezerשַׁרְאֶצֶרSharʼetser/shar-eh'-tser/H8272Sharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an Israelite
his
sonsבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
smoteנָכָהnâkâh/naw-kaw'/H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him
with
the
sword;חֶרֶבchereb/kheh'-reb/H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
and
they
escapedמָלַטmâlaṭ/maw-lat'/H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
into
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
Armenia:אֲרָרַטʼĂrâraṭ/ar-aw-rat'/H780Ararat (or rather Armenia)
and
Esarhaddonאֵסַר־חַדּוֹןʼÊçar-Chaddôwn/ay-sar' Chad-dohn'/H634Esar-chaddon, an Assyrian king
his
sonבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
reignedמָלַךְmâlak/maw-lak'/H4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
in
his
stead.
Armenia:
Heb.
Ararat

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What does Isaiah 37:38 say?

Isaiah 37:38 (King James Version) reads: "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. Armenia: Heb. Ararat"

Is Isaiah 37:38 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 37:38 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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