Isaiah 37:37

37 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home and lived at ¹Nineveh.

Isaiah 37:37 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 37:37

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went, and
returned
Being informed of the destruction of his army in this miraculous manner, he departed from the place where he was in all haste, fearing lest he himself should be destroyed in like manner; and having no forces to pursue his designs, or wherewith to make an attempt elsewhere, he made the best of his way at once into his own country, whither he returned with great shame and confusion:

and dwelt at Nineveh;
the metropolis of his kingdom; see ( Genesis 10:11 Genesis 10:12 ) .

Isaiah 37:37 In-Context

35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."

36 And the angel of the LORD went out and struck down a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

37 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home and lived at Nineveh.

38 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.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 10:11; Jonah 1:2; Jonah 3:3; Jonah 4:11