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When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/nlt/2_kings/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> That 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. <a href="/esv/2_kings/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> And 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. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/kjv/2_kings/19.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a> And 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. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then 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. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then it happened that night that the angel of the LORD went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then it happened that night that the angel of the LORD went out, and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that night, that the angel of Yahweh went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And the men arose early in the morning, and behold, all of them were dead bodies. <a href="/amp/2_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went forth and struck down 185,000 [men] in the camp of the Assyrians; when the survivors got up early in the morning, behold, all [185,000] of them were dead. <a href="/csb/2_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> That night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> That night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/asv/2_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. <a href="/cev/2_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That same night the LORD sent an angel to the camp of the Assyrians, and he killed 185,000 of them. And so the next morning, the camp was full of dead bodies. <a href="/erv/2_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> It happened that night. The LORD's angel went out and killed 185,000 [soldiers] in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> That night an angel of the LORD went to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 soldiers. At dawn the next day there they lay, all dead! <a href="/isv/2_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> That very night, the angel of the LORD went out to the camp of the Assyrian army and killed 185,000 men. Early the next morning, when the army of Israel arose, all 185,000 soldiers were dead. <a href="/msb/2_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/net/2_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a> That very night the LORD's messenger went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, look, these were all dead bodies. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. <a href="/web/2_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a> That night, Yahweh’s angel went out and struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, in that night, that a messenger of YHWH goes out, and strikes one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of Asshur, and they rise early in the morning, and behold, all of them [are] dead corpses. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, in that night, that a messenger of Jehovah goeth out, and smiteth in the camp of Asshur a hundred eighty and five thousand, and they rise early in the morning, and lo, all of them are dead corpses. <a href="/slt/2_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be in that night the messenger of Jehovah will strike in the camp of Assur, a hundred eighty and five thousand; and they will rise early in the morning, and behold, all of them dead corpses.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it came to pass that night, that an angel of the Lord came, and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he arose early in the morning, he saw all the bodies of the dead. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so it happened that, in the same night, an Angel of the Lord went and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he had risen up, at first light, he saw all the bodies of the dead. And withdrawing, he went away. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a> That night the angel of the LORD went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. Early the next morning, there they were, dead, all those corpses! <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> That very night the angel of the LORD set out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; when morning dawned, they were all dead bodies.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it came to pass that night, the angel of the LORD went out and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when the survivors arose early in the morning, they looked, and behold, their comrades were all dead. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it happened that night and the Angel of LORD JEHOVAH went out and he killed a hundred and eighty five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians, and they arose at dawn, and they saw, and behold, all the dead carcases.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. <a href="/sep/2_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass at night that the angel of the Lord went forth, an smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and they rose early in the morning, and, behold, these were all dead corpses. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/19-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7009" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Jerusalem Delivered from the Assyrians</a> 35<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that very</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: bal·lay·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’aḵ (N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and struck down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">185,000 men</a> <a href="/hebrew/8084.htm" title="8084: šə·mō·w·nîm (Number-cp) -- An eighty. Or shmowniym; mult. From shmoneh; eighty, also eightieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa·ḥă·miš·šāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ā·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: bə·ma·ḥă·nêh (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">in the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of the Assyrians.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: way·yaš·kî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up, i.e. To start early in the morning.">When the people got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: ḇab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">the next morning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">were all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mê·ṯîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">the dead</a> <a href="/hebrew/6297.htm" title="6297: pə·ḡā·rîm (N-mp) -- Corpse, carcass. From pagar; a carcase, whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image.">bodies!</a> 36So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a> Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a> Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">2 Chronicles 32:21</a> and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword. <a href="/psalms/91-7.htm">Psalm 91:7</a> Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you. <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19</a> Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles. / The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ... <a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Daniel 5:30</a> That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain, <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a> Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-21</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” / Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. ... <a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a> The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8-9</a> “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem. <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Matthew 26:53</a> Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47</a> And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” <a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Psalm 35:5-6</a> May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. / May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a> Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Isaiah 30:31</a> For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And 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.that night.<a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.<a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Daniel 5:30</a> In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2,3</a> For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night… the angel.<a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29,30</a> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle… <a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">2 Samuel 24:16</a> And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.<a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">1 Chronicles 21:12,16</a> Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me… and smote.<a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19,33</a> Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire… <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30-33</a> And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones… <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a> Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.when they arose.<a href="/exodus/12-30.htm">Exodus 12:30</a> And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.<a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Psalm 76:5-7,10</a> The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/1-15.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-10.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-32.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Corpses</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Early</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">Eighty-Five</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-2.htm">Five</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-31.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-24.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Night</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-12.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-24.htm">Corpses</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-3.htm">Early</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Eighty-Five</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Five</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-5.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-27.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">Night</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-37.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-37.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 19</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">Hezekiah, in mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them.</a> 6. <a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah.</a> 14. <a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer.</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion.</a> 35. <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians.</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Sennacherib is slain by his own sons.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And that very night This phrase indicates a specific and immediate divine intervention. The context is the siege of Jerusalem by the Assyrian army under King Sennacherib. The timing underscores God's swift response to King Hezekiah's prayer and the prophet Isaiah's prophecy (<a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">2 Kings 19:20-34</a>). It highlights the immediacy of God's power and His ability to act decisively in the affairs of nations.the angel of the LORD went out The "angel of the LORD" is often seen as a divine messenger or agent of God's will, sometimes interpreted as a theophany or a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. This phrase emphasizes the supernatural nature of the event, as it was not by human hands that the Assyrian army was defeated. The angel of the LORD appears in other significant biblical events, such as in <a href="/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a> during the Passover, indicating divine judgment and deliverance.and struck down 185,000 men The number 185,000 signifies a massive and miraculous defeat of the Assyrian forces. This event demonstrates God's sovereignty over the nations and His ability to protect His people against overwhelming odds. Historically, the Assyrian army was known for its might and brutality, making this divine intervention even more significant. The destruction of such a large force without human intervention serves as a testament to God's power.in the camp of the Assyrians The Assyrian camp was likely located near Jerusalem, as they were besieging the city. This phrase indicates that the destruction was localized and specific to the enemy forces, sparing the city and its inhabitants. The Assyrians were a dominant empire during this period, and their defeat would have had significant geopolitical implications, demonstrating God's control over the rise and fall of empires.When the people got up the next morning This phrase suggests that the event occurred overnight, and the people of Jerusalem were unaware of the divine intervention until morning. It highlights the element of surprise and the totality of God's deliverance, as the threat was removed without the need for battle. The morning discovery aligns with biblical themes of light overcoming darkness and the dawning of God's salvation.there were all the dead bodies! The sight of the dead bodies would have been a powerful and sobering confirmation of God's intervention. It serves as a visual testament to God's judgment against the Assyrians and His protection of Jerusalem. This outcome fulfills the prophecy given by Isaiah and reinforces the theme of divine justice. The phrase also echoes other biblical instances where God delivers His people by defeating their enemies, such as the drowning of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Exodus 14:28-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a> A divine messenger sent by God, often seen as a powerful agent of His will. In this context, the angel executes God's judgment on the Assyrian army. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_assyrians.htm">The Assyrians</a> A powerful empire known for its military might and conquests. They were besieging Jerusalem under King Sennacherib. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, under threat from the Assyrian army. It is a central place of God's covenant with His people. 4. <a href="/topical/k/king_hezekiah.htm">King Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah at the time, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the nation spiritually. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a> The king of Assyria, who led the siege against Jerusalem, confident in his military strength.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> God is in control of all nations and their leaders. His power is unmatched, and He can deliver His people in miraculous ways. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_and_prayer.htm">The Role of Faith and Prayer</a> Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat was to seek God in prayer. Our first response to crises should be to turn to God, trusting in His ability to save. <a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> Just as God protected Jerusalem, He promises to protect His people today. We can trust in His provision and care, even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> God's judgment on the Assyrians was severe, yet it was an act of mercy for His people. God's justice and mercy often work together for the good of His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a> The unseen battle involving the angel of the LORD reminds us of the spiritual warfare that continues today. We must be vigilant and rely on God's strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 19</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_19's_rescue_align_scientifically.htm">How does the miraculous rescue in 2 Kings 19 align with scientific or natural explanations for mass death? </a> <a href="/q/how_were_185,000_assyrians_killed_overnight.htm">How can 185,000 Assyrians (2 Kings 19:35) be killed overnight without any verifiable historical or archaeological evidence? </a> <a href="/q/why_do_assyrian_records_contradict_the_bible.htm">Why do Assyrian records contradict the Bible’s account of Hezekiah’s victory against Sennacherib?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_isaiah_57_1-2_with_suffering.htm">Isaiah 57:1–2: How can the claim that righteous people are taken away to be spared from evil be reconciled with the historical suffering of the faithful throughout Israel’s history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35-37) THE CATASTROPHE. SENNACHERIB'S RETREAT, AND HIS "VIOLENT END.(35) And it came to pass (in) that night.--This definition of time is wanting in the parallel text; but it is implied by the phrase in the morning (<a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm" title="Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.">Isaiah 37:36</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm" title="And 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.">2Kings 19:35</a>). The night intended can hardly be the one which followed the day when the prophecy was spoken (see <a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm" title="And this shall be a sign to you, You shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springs of the same; and in the third year sow you, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.">2Kings 19:29</a>). The expression "in that night," may perhaps be compared with the prophetic "in that day," and understood to. mean simply "in that memorable night which was the occasion of this catastrophe." (Theuius sees in this clause an indication that the present section was derived from another source, probably from the one used by the chronicler in <a href="/context/2_chronicles/32-20.htm" title="And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.">2Chronicles 32:20-23</a>. Reuss thinks this confirmed by the fact that neither the prediction in <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm" title="Behold, I will send a blast on him, and he shall hear a rumor, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.">2Kings 19:7</a>, nor that of <a href="/context/2_kings/19-21.htm" title="This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion has despised you, and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.">2Kings 19:21-34</a>, speaks of so great and so immediate an overthrow.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 35-37. - DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB'S HOST, AND HIS OWN VIOLENT DEATH AT NINEVEH. The sequel is told in a few words. That night destruction came down on the host of Sennacherib, as it lay en-camped at some distance from Jerusalem, silently and swiftly. Without noise, without disturbance, the sleeping men slept the sleep of death, and in the morning, when the survivors awoke, it was found that a hundred and eighty-five thousand were slain. Upon this, with the remnant of his army, Sennacherib hastily returned to Nineveh. There, some time after - about seventeen years according to our reckoning - a conspiracy was formed against him by two of his sons, who murdered him as he was worshipping in a temple, and fled into Armenia. Another son, Esarhaddon, succeeded. Verse 35. - And it came to pass that night. The important expression, "that night," is omitted from the narrative of <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a>, but is undoubtedly an original portion of the present history. It can have no other meaning - as Keil and Bahr have seen - than "the night following the day on which Isaiah had foretold to Hezekiah the deliverance of Jerusalem." God's word "runneth very swiftly." No sooner was the premise given than the destroying angel received his orders, and "that night" the terrible stroke fell. That the angel of the Lord went out; or, an angel (ἄγγελος Κυρίου, LXX.). We cannot say, with Bahr, that it was "the same one who smote the firstborn in Egypt, and inflicted the pestilence after the census under David." Revelation does not tell us that there is definitely one destroying angel. "The angel of death" is a rabbinical invention. It accords rather with the analogy of God's dealings that he should use at one time the services of one minister, at another time those of another. And smote. Imagination has been over-busy in conjecturing the exact manner of the smiting. Some critics have suggested pestilence, or more definitely "the plague" (Gesenius, Dathe, Maurer, Ewald, Winer, Thenins, Keil, etc.); others a terrible storm (Vitringa, Stanley); others the simoom (Prideaux, Milman); others a nocturnal attack by Tirhakah (Ussher, Preiss, Michaelis). Some of these the text altogether precludes, as the attack of Tirhakah, which must have aroused the whole host, and not left the disaster to be discovered by those who "awoke early in the morning." Others are improbable, as the simoom, or a terrible storm with thunder and lightning, which have never been known to accomplish such a destruction. Pestilence is no doubt possible, but a pestilence of a strange and miraculous character, to which men succumbed without awaking or disturbing others. But the narrative rather points to sudden and silent death during sleep, such as often happens to men in the course of nature singly, and here on this occasion was made to happen in one night to a hundred and eighty-five thousand men by the Divine omnipotence acting abnormally. In the camp of the Assyrians. The destruction was not only at one time, but in one place. "The camp of the Assyrians" cannot mean half a dozen camps situated in half a dozen different places, as Keil supposes. Sennacherib was somewhere with his main army, encamped for the night, and there, wherever it was, the blow fell. But the exact locality is uncertain. All that the narrative makes clear is that it was not in the immediate vicinity of Jerusalem. Herodotus places the catastrophe at Pelusium (2. 141). Bahr thinks it was probably before Libnah. I should incline to place it between Libnah and the Egyptian frontier, Sennacherib, when he heard that Tirhakah was coming against him (ver. 9), having naturally marched forward to meet and engage his army. A hundred four score and five thousand. These figures do not pretend to exactness, and can scarcely have been more than a rough estimate. They are probably the Assyrians' own estimate of their loss, which the Jews would learn from such of the fugitives as fell into their hands. And when they - i.e., the survivors - arose early in the morning, they - i.e. the hundred and eighty-five thousand - were all dead corpses - absolutely dead, that is; not merely sick or dying. The fact makes against the theory of a pestilence. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/19-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And וַיְהִי֮ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be that very הַהוּא֒ (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are night בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> A twist, night, adversity the angel מַלְאַ֣ךְ (mal·’aḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel went out וַיֵּצֵ֣א ׀ (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and struck down וַיַּךְ֙ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike 185,000 men מֵאָ֛ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred in the camp בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (bə·ma·ḥă·nêh) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army of the Assyrians. אַשּׁ֔וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> Ashshur When the people got up וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ (way·yaš·kî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> To load up, to start early in the morning the next morning, בַבֹּ֔קֶר (ḇab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning there וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! were all כֻלָּ֖ם (ḵul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the dead מֵתִֽים׃ (mê·ṯîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill bodies! פְּגָרִ֥ים (pə·ḡā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6297.htm">Strong's 6297: </a> A carcase, an idolatrous image <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 19:35 It happened that night that the angel (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 19:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 19:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>