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The Defeat and Death of Sennacherib

36 Then the (A)angel of Yahweh went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And [a]the men arose early in the morning, and behold, all of them were dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria set out and [b]returned home and lived at (B)Nineveh. 38 Now it happened that as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of (C)Ararat. And (D)Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:36 Lit they
  2. Isaiah 37:37 Lit went and returned

36 And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 38 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 Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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