🕊️WEB · Isaiah 37:38
What does Isaiah 37:38 mean?
"As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place."
— Isaiah 37:38 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’”
Then Yahweh’s angel went out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, went away, returned to Nineveh, and stayed there.
As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.
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