2 Kings 19:12-13
19:12 Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods? 1
19:13 Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of Lair, 2 Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
2 Kings 19:17-19
19:17 It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
19:18 They have burned the gods of the nations, 3 for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them. 4
19:19 Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so that all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you, Lord, are the only God.”
1 tn Heb “Did the gods of the nations whom my fathers destroyed rescue them – Gozan and Haran, and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who are in Telassar?”
2 sn Lair is a city located in northeastern Babylon. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 235.
3 tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”
4 tn Heb “so they destroyed them.”