Sennacherib's 2nd Invasion of Jerusalem
- Dates
- 689 BC
In a second campaign against Jerusalem the prophet Isaiah prophesies against Sennacherib. His army is met with disastrous loss. Herodotus wrote later that some believe huge numbers of mice brought a plague to the army.
Bible passages
- 2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Text of the King James Version.
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