Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
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Gill's Exposition
And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it,.... Or books (k), in which the above things were written; and everyone of these he read, as Kimchi interprets it; though…
Barnes' Notes
The king of Hamath - (See the note at Isa 36:19). Hena and Ivah - Hena is mentioned in 2Ki 18:34; 2Ki 19:13. It was evidently in Mesopotamia, and was probably the same which was afterward called Ana,…
We may observe here, 1. That, if God give us inward satisfaction in his promise, this may confirm us in our silently bearing reproaches. God answered Hezekiah, but it does not appear that he, after…
Cambridge Bible
Hamath … Arphad … Sepharvaim] See ch. Isa 36:19. Hena and Ivah(R.V. more correctly, Ivvah) are not known. The latter is probably the same as Avaor Avva(2Ki 17:24).
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