2 Kings 19:36

And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, returned and dwelled in Nineveh.

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In The King James Version

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

In Context

35And so it happened that, in the same night, an Angel of the Lord went and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he had risen up, at first light, he saw all the bodies of the dead. And withdrawing, he went away.

37And while he was worshipping in the temple of his god, Nisroch, his sons, Adram-melech and Sharezer, struck him with the sword. And they fled into the land of the Armenians. And Esarhaddon, his son, reigned in his place.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:11From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah,

2 Kings 19:28You have been maddened against me, and your arrogance has ascended to my ears. And so, I will place a ring in your nose, and a bit between your lips. And I will lead you back along the way by which you came.

Jonah 1:2Rise and go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it. For its malice has ascended before my eyes.

Nahum 1:1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh shall arise in judgment with this generation, and they shall condemn it. For, at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, there is a greater than Jonah here.

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 →

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