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35 (A)Now it happened that night, that the angel of Yahweh went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And the [a]men arose early in the morning, and behold, all of [b]them were dead bodies. 36 So (B)Sennacherib king of Assyria set out and went away and returned home and lived at (C)Nineveh. 37 Now it happened that as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, [c](D)Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into (E)the land of Ararat. And (F)Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.

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  1. 2 Kings 19:35 Lit they
  2. 2 Kings 19:35 Assyrians
  3. 2 Kings 19:37 Some ancient mss Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him down

35 And that night (A)the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. 36 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at (B)Nineveh. 37 And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, (C)Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

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