Isaiah 37:38
ContextNETBible | One day, 1 as he was worshiping 2 in the temple of his god Nisroch, 3 his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. 4 They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king. |
XREF | Ge 8:4; 2Ki 19:36,37; 2Ch 32:14,19,21; Ezr 4:2; Isa 14:9,12; Isa 36:15,18; Isa 37:10; Jer 51:27 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The assassination of King Sennacherib probably took place in 681 2 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2. 3 sn No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name Nisroch is a corruption of Nusku. 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. |