One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The death of Sennacherib, which took place many years later (680 B.C.), is recounted here because, from the divine perspective, it is the sequel to…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And it came to pass. —Twenty years afterwards.

Nisroch. —This name appears to be corrupt. The Septuagint g…

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…