32 Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:

He will not enter this city,

shoot an arrow here,

come before it with a shield,

or build up a siege ramp against it.ag

33 He will go back

the way he came,

and he will not enter this city.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

34 I will defend this city and rescue it

for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”a

DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SENNACHERIB

35 That night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!b 36 So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.c

37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelechd and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat.e Then his son Esar-haddonf became king in his place.