2 Kings 19:20-22

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Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib’s Fall^(A)^(B)

²⁰Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard^(C) your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria. ²¹This is the word that the Lord has spoken against^(D) him:

“‘Virgin Daughter^(E) Zion
    despises^(F) you and mocks^(G) you.
Daughter Jerusalem
    tosses her head^(H) as you flee.
²²Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?^(I)
    Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes in pride?
    Against the Holy One^(J) of Israel!

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2 Kings 19:35-37

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³⁵That night the angel of the Lord^(A) went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!^(B) ³⁶So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew.^(C) He returned to Nineveh^(D) and stayed there.

³⁷One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisrok, his sons Adrammelek^(E) and Sharezer killed him with the sword,^(F) and they escaped to the land of Ararat.^(G) And Esarhaddon^(H) his son succeeded him as king.

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