2 Kings 19:37
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword; and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son became king in his place.
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36So Sennacherib, king of Assyria, went back to his place at Nineveh.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our haters themselves being judges.
2 Kings 18:5He had faith in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah who were before him.
2 Kings 19:7See, I will put a spirit into him, and bad news will come to his ears, and he will go back to his land; and there I will have him put to death by the sword.
2 Chronicles 32:14Who was there among all the gods of those nations, which my fathers put to destruction, who was able to keep his people safe from my hands? and is it possible that your God will keep you safe from my hands?
2 Chronicles 32:21And the Lord sent an angel who put to death all the men of war and the chiefs and the captains in the army of the king of Assyria. So he went back to his country in shame. And when he came into the house of his god, his sons, the offspring of his body, put him to death there with the sword.
Isaiah 37:37Sennacherib, king of Assyria, went back to his place at Nineveh.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:36-37
The Assyrian Army Destroyed. ( b. c. 710.) 35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 37 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… Read the whole commentary →