19:35 That very night the Lord’s messenger went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they 1 got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses. 2
1 tn This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.
2 tn Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies.”
3 tn Or “burned incense.”
4 tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The translation assumes that this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods,” as well as 19:18). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”