2 Kings 19 · Verse 37

2 Kings 19:37

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 Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 19:37, King James Version

2 Kings 19:37 in other translations

BSBOne day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
WEBAs he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.
ASVAnd it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
YLTand it cometh to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adramelech and Sharezar his sons have smitten him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-Haddon his son reigneth in his stead.
DARBYAnd it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch hisgod, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword; and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son became king in his place.
WebsterAnd it came to pass, as he was worshiping 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.

What does 2 Kings 19:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
37. as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch--Assarae, or Asshur, the head of the Assyrian Pantheon, represented not as a vulture-headed figure (that is now ascertained to be a priest), but as a winged figure in a circle, which was the guardian deity of Assyria. The king is represented on the monuments standing or kneeling beneath this figure, his hand raised in sign of prayer or adoration. his sons smote him with the sword--Sennacherib's temper, exasperated probably by his reverses, displayed itself in the most savage cruelty and intolerable tyranny over his subjects and slaves, till at length he was assassinated by his two sons, whom, it is said, he intended to sacrifice to pacify the gods and dispose them to grant him a return of prosperity. The parricides taking flight into Armenia, a third son, Esar-haddon, ascended the throne.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 Nisroch his god - We know nothing of this deity; he is nowhere else mentioned. Smote him with the sword - The rabbins say that his sons had learned that he intended to sacrifice them to this god, and that they could only prevent this by slaying him. The same writers add, that he consulted his wise men how it was that such miracles should be wrought for the Israelites; who told him that it was because of the merit of Abraham who had offered his only son to God: he then said, I will offer to him my two sons; which when they heard, they rose up and slew him. When a rabbin cannot untie a knot, he feels neither scruple nor difficulty to cut it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 19:35-37

That night which followed the sending of this message to Hezekiah, the main body of their army was slain. See how weak the mightiest men are before Almighty God. Who ever hardened himself against Him and prospered? The king of Assyria's own sons became his murderers. Those whose children are undutiful, ought to consider whether they have not been so to their Father in heaven? This history exhibits a strong proof of…

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2 Kings 19:37 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it wasH1961
ה֨וּאhu'heH1931
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.Veh[was] bowing downH7812
בֵּ֣ית\׀beit[the] house ofH1004
נִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhNisrochH5268
אֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.Havgod hisH430
וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhand AdrammelechH152
וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ve.sar.'E.tzer ba.Navand Sharezer sons hisH8272
הִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huthey struck down himH5221
בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revwith the swordH2719
וְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992
נִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.Tuthey escapedH4422
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
אֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatAraratH780
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
אֵֽסַר\־'e.sar-Esar-H634
חַדֹּ֥ןcha.Don-haddonH634
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of himH8478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 19:37

  • Genesis 8:4

    And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

  • Ezra 4:2

    Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar–haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

  • Jeremiah 51:27

    Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

  • 2 Kings 19:7

    Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:21

    And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:14

    Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

  • 2 Kings 18:30

    Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  • Isaiah 37:37-38

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 32:31

    For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

  • 2 Kings 19:10

    Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:19

    And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.

  • 2 Kings 18:5

    He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nisroch.
10; 18:5,30; De 32:31; 2Ch 32:14,19; Isa 37:37,38
his sons smote.
7; 2Ch 32:21
the land.Armenia or Ararat is a province of Asia, comprising the modern Turcomania and part of Persia; having Georgia on the north, Curdistan, or the ancient Assyria on the south, and Asia Minor, now Natolia, on the west.
Armenia. Heb. Ararat.
Ge 8:4; Jer 51:27
Esar-haddon.
Ezr 4:2

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Context

  • 2 Kings 19:36

    So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

  • 2 Kings 19:37

    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 Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

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2 Kings 19:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y aconteció que, estando él adorando en el templo de Nisroch su dios, Adramelech y Saresar sus hijos lo hirieron á cuchillo; y huyéronse á tierra de Ararat. Y reinó en su lugar Esar-hadón su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, comme il se prosternait dans la maison de Nisroc, son dieu, qu’Adrammélec et Sharétser, ✶ses fils, le frappèrent avec l’épée; et ils se sauvèrent dans le pays d’Ararat; et Ésar-Haddon, son fils, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah, als er sich im Hause Nisroks, seines Gottes, niederbeugte, da erschlugen ihn Adrammelek und Scharezer, seine Söhne, mit dem Schwerte; und sie entrannen in das Land Ararat. Und Esar-Haddon, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque adoraret in templo Nesroch deum suum, Adramelech et Sarasar filii ejus percusserunt eum gladio, fugeruntque in terram Armeniorum: et regnavit Asarhaddon filius ejus pro eo.