33 “Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city or shoot an arrow there; and he will not come before it with a shield, or throw up a asiege ramp against it.

34 ‘aBy the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he will not come to this city,’ declares the Lord.

35 ‘For I will adefend this city to save it bfor My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

Assyrians Destroyed

36 Then the aangel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when 1men arose early in the morning, behold, all of these were 2dead.

37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and 1returned home and lived at aNineveh.

38 It came about as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons killed him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of aArarat. And bEsarhaddon his son became king in his place.