2 Kings 19:36

2 Kings 19:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
• New International Version (NIV)So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at Nineveh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh.

Context of 2 Kings 19:36

34‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ” 35Then it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went forth and struck down 185,000 [men] in the camp of the Assyrians; when the survivors got up early in the morning, behold, all [185,000] of them were dead. So Sennacherib king of Assyria left and returned home, and lived at Nineveh. 37It came about as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with a sword; and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.

2 Kings 19:36 word by word

וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִיבsanchêrîyb · SennacheribH5576
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• departedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• at Ninevehנִינְוֵהnîynevêh · NinevehH5210

Cross-references for 2 Kings 19:36

• 2 Kings 19:7Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land. And I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ”
• Genesis 10:11From that land Nimrod went to Assyria, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
• Jonah 1:2“Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim [judgment] against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.”
• Jonah 3:2“Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you.”
• Nahum 1:1The oracle (a burdensome message—a pronouncement from God) concerning Nineveh [the capital city of Assyria]. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh [which he saw in spirit and prophesied].
• Nahum 2:8Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, Now her inhabitants are fleeing; “Stop! Stop!” [a few cry,] But no one turns back.
• Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh will stand up [as witnesses] at the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now, something greater than Jonah is here.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 19:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Dwelt at Nineveh - This was the capital of the Assyrian empire.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Dwelt at Nineveh - The meaning is not that Sennacherib made no more expeditions at all, which would he untrue, for his annals show us that he warred in Armenia, Babylonia, Susiana, and Cilicia, during his later years; but that he confined himself to his own part of Asia, and did not invade Palestine or threaten Jerusalem anymore. Nineveh, marked by some ruins opposite Mosul, appears here unmistakably as the Assyrian capital, which it became toward the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-37Verses 35-37 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 Almighty God. Who ever hardened himself against Him and prospered? The king of Assyria's own sons became his murderers. Those whose children are undutiful, ought to consider whether they have not been so to their Father in heaven? This history exhibits a strong proof of the good of firm trust and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36Sennacherib … returned to Nineveh and stayed there: Although this Assyrian king led five more military campaigns, he did not attack Judah again.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. So Sennacherib king of Assyria ... went and returned--the same way as he came (2Ki 19:33). The route is described (Is 10:28-32). The early chariot track near Beyrout is on the rocky edge of Lebanon, which is skirted by the ancient Lycus (Nahr-el Kelb). On the perpendicular face of the limestone rock, at different heights, are seen slabs with Assyrian inscriptions, which having been deciphered, are found to contain the name of Sennacherib. Thus, by the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 19:36

• Jerusalem
• Judgments
• Nineveh
• Nisroch
• Prophecy
• Regicide
• Sennacherib

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Nineveh
• Sennacherib
• Sennacherib, or Sennacherib
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Nineveh, Ninevite
• Cause
• Coming
• Exalt
• Prayer

Commentaries on 2 Kings 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings