Isaiah 37:37

37 Then King Sennacherib of Assyria left, went home, and lived at Nineveh.

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 Then the angel of the Lord set out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; when morning dawned, they were all dead bodies.

37 Then King Sennacherib of Assyria left, went home, and lived at Nineveh.

38 As he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat. His son Esar-haddon succeeded him.