Isaiah 36:19 meaning and explanation

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

Isaiah 36:19, Berean Standard Bible

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These words belong to the Rabshakeh, the Assyrian king's chief negotiator, who is addressing the people of Jerusalem on the wall during Sennacherib's siege. He lists cities already fallen, Hamath, Arpad and Sepharvaim, and asks where their gods are now.

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