2 Kings 19:31-37
New American Standard Bible
32‘Therefore this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: 'He will not come to this city nor shoot an arrow there; and he will not come before it with a shield nor heap up an assault ramp against it.
33By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he shall not come to this city,'?’ declares the Lord.
34‘For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.’?'
35Then it happened that night that the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when the rest got up early in the morning, behold, all of the 185,000 were dead.
36So Sennacherib the king of Assyria departed and returned home, and lived at Nineveh.
37Then it came about, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with the sword; and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esarhaddon became king in his place.
King James Version
33By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.
34For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
37And 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.
Christian Standard Bible
New Living Translation
32And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: 'His armies will not enter Jerusalem. They will not even shoot an arrow at it. They will not march outside its gates with their shields nor build banks of earth against its walls.
33The king will return to his own country by the same road on which he came. He will not enter this city, says the Lord.
34For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.'
35That 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.
36Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there.
English Standard Version
32"Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it.
33By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the Lord.
34For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
35And that night 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.
36Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at Nineveh.
37And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
New International Version
32"Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: " ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it.
33By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city, declares the Lord.
34I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’ "
New King James Version
32“Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: ‘He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor build a siege mound against it.
33By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,’ Says the Lord.
34‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”
35And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.
36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh.
37Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
