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# Have the gods of the nations rescued them ... Tel Assar?
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The king of Assyria uses this question to ridicule Hezekiah and his army. This may be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "The nations' god did not rescue the nations that my fathers destroyed ... Tel Assar!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# that my fathers destroyed
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These men destroyed the cities listed by conquering them with their armies. Here the word "fathers" refers to his father and his other ancestors who were kings. Alternate translation: "that my fathers destroyed with their armies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Gozan ... Haran ... Rezeph ... Eden ... Tel Assar
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These are places that the Assyrians had conquered. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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