Isaiah 37:38

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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.One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

In other translations

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.One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961הוּאhu'heH1931מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהmishtachaveh[was] bowing downH7812בֵּית׀beit[the] house ofH1004נִסְרֹךְnisrokhNisrochH5268אֱלֹהָיו'elohavgod hisH430וְאַדְרַמֶּלֶךְve'adramelekhand AdrammelechH152וְשַׂרְאֶצֶרvesar'etzerand SharezerH8272בָּנָיוbanavsons hisH1121הִכֻּהוּhikuhuthey struck down himH5221בַחֶרֶבvacherevwith the swordH2719וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992נִמְלְטוּnimletuthey escapedH4422אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776אֲרָרָט'araratAraratH780וַיִּמְלֹךְvaiyimlokhand he reignedH4427אֵסַר־'esar-Esar-H634חַדֹּןchadon-haddonH634בְּנוֹbenoson hisH1121תַּחְתָּיו׃ סtachtavin place hisH8478

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Adrammelech (son of Sennacherib), Esarhaddon, Sharezer (son of Sennacherib)

Places: Ararat, Assyria

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