2 Kings 19:37
ContextNETBible | One day, 1 as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, 2 his sons 3 Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. 4 They escaped to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king. |
XREF | Ge 8:4; De 32:31; 2Ki 18:5,30; 2Ki 19:7; 2Ki 19:10; 2Ch 32:14,19; 2Ch 32:21; Ezr 4:2; Isa 37:37,38; Jer 51:27 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The assassination probably took place in 681 2 sn No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name is a corruption of Nusku. 3 tc Although “his sons” is absent in the Kethib, it is supported by the Qere, along with many medieval Hebrew 4 sn Extra-biblical sources also mention the assassination of Sennacherib, though they refer to only one assassin. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 239-40. |