That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The camp of the Assyrians - Which had now been moved to Pelusium, if we can trust Herodotus; or which, in any case, was at a considerable di…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE CATASTROPHE. SENNACHERIB’S RETREAT, AND HIS “VIOLENT END.

And it came to pass (in) that night.<…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

That night which followed the sending of this message to Hezekiah, the main body of their army was slain. See how weak the mightiest men are before…