^37:36The Lord’s messenger⁶³ went out and killed 185,000 troops⁶⁴ in the Assyrian camp. When they⁶⁵ got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses!⁶⁶^37:37So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.⁶⁷^37:38One day,⁶⁸ as he was worshiping⁶⁹ in the temple of his god Nisroch,⁷⁰ his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword.⁷¹ They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

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Footnotes

63 Traditionally, “the angel of the Lord” (so , , , ).
64 The word “troops” is supplied in the translation for smoothness and clarity.
65 This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.
66 Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies”; “they found corpses everywhere.”
67 Heb “and Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and lived in Nineveh.”
68 The assassination of King Sennacherib probably took place in 681 b.c.
69 The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in .
70 No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name Nisroch is a corruption of Nusku.
71 Extra-biblical sources also mention the assassination of Sennacherib, though they refer to only one assassin. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (), .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home and lived at Nineveh. And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of Ararat, Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisrok, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then 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! So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.

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

NLTNew Living Translation

That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere. Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there.

One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the angel of Yahweh set out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When they rose in the morning, look! All of them were dead corpses. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria left, went, and returned and lived at Nineveh. And this happened: he was bowing in worship in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword. And they themselves escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-haddon his son reigned as king in his place.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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