2 Kings 18:34

Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?

Cross-reference

2 Kings 17:6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:6 records Samaria's capture, the very event the taunt uses to mock the gods' inability to rescue.

2 Kings 17:23 Historical context

2 Kings 17:23 concludes that Israel was exiled from God's presence, the ultimate outcome of the failed deliverance the taunt mocks.

2 Kings 17:24–33 Historical context

2 Kings 17:24-33 explains that people from Hamath and Sepharvaim settled Samaria, providing background for the gods mentioned in the taunt.

2 Kings 17:30 Historical context

2 Kings 17:30 names the gods of Hamath (Ashima), directly answering which gods Rabshakeh says failed to deliver.

2 Kings 17:31 Historical context

2 Kings 17:31 lists the gods of Sepharvaim and Avva—the very nations Rabshakeh asks about, showing their impotence.

2 Kings 19:13 lists the same defeated kings of Hamath, Arpad, etc., reinforcing the list of conquered cities.

2 Kings 19:12 lists other nations Assyria destroyed, reinforcing that no gods delivered them—the same logic as Rabshakeh's challenge.

Isaiah 36:18 gives the parallel account: 'Have the gods of the nations delivered them?' echoing the same Assyrian boast.

Isaiah 36:19 repeats verbatim 'Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad?' as the direct parallel to the taunt.

Isaiah 37:12 extends the taunt with other conquered cities (Gozan, Harran) whose gods also failed.

Isaiah 37:19 says the gods were thrown into fire as man-made idols, explaining why they could not rescue.

Isaiah 37:13 records the same speech nearly verbatim—a parallel account of Rabshakeh listing the same cities and their gods.

Isaiah 37:11 reinforces the same Assyrian conquests, stating that the kings destroyed all countries.

Isaiah 37:18 is Hezekiah's prayer acknowledging that Assyrians laid waste all those peoples, confirming the taunt's claim.