37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went away and returned and dwelt at [a]Nineveh.

38 And as he was in the Temple worshipping of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons slew him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of [b]Ararat: and [c]Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:37 Which was the chiefest city of the Assyrians.
  2. Isaiah 37:38 Or, Armenia.
  3. Isaiah 37:38 Who was also called Sardanapalus, in whose days ten years after Sennacherib’s death the Chaldeans overcame the Assyrians by Merodach their king.

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