2 Kings 19:35

Contextual Overview

³⁵ 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. ³⁵ 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. ³⁵ And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Yahweh went forth, and smote 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians: and when men arose early in the morning, look, these were all dead bodies. ³⁵ That night the angel of the Lord went out and killed one hundred eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up early the next morning, they saw all the dead bodies. ³⁵ 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. ³⁵ 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. ³⁵ It happened that night, that the angel of Yahweh went forth, and struck in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred eighty-five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. ³⁵Then 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.³⁵ 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. ³⁵ Therfor it was don, in that niyt the aungel of the Lord cam, and smoot in the castels of Assiryens an hundrid foure score and fyue thousynde. And whanne Sennacherib hadde rise eerli, he siy alle bodies of deed men; and he departide, and yede awei.

Bible Verse Review
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that night: Exodus 12:29, Daniel 5:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

the angel: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 12:30, 2 Samuel 24:16, 1 Chronicles 21:12, 1 Chronicles 21:16, 2 Chronicles 32:21, 2 Chronicles 32:22, Psalms 35:5, Psalms 35:6, Acts 12:23

and smote: Isaiah 10:16-19, Isaiah 10:33, Isaiah 30:30-33, Isaiah 37:36, Hosea 1:7

when they arose: Exodus 12:30, Psalms 76:5-7, Psalms 76:10

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:38 - the Lord 2 Kings 19:7 - a blast 1 Chronicles 21:14 - seventy Job 27:20 - a tempest Job 36:20 - cut Psalms 9:16 - known Psalms 34:7 - The angel Psalms 48:5 - were Psalms 91:6 - pestilence Psalms 103:20 - that excel in strength Isaiah 10:25 - For yet Isaiah 10:26 - stir up Isaiah 17:14 - at eveningtide Nahum 1:12 - Through

Cross-References

Genesis 19:11
And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door.

Genesis 19:11
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Genesis 19:11
They struck those outside the door with blindness, so the men, both young and old, could not find the door.

Genesis 19:11
Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, with blindness. The men outside wore themselves out trying to find the door.

Genesis 19:11
And they smote the men that [were] at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Genesis 19:11
They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Genesis 19:11
They struck (punished) the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the young men to the old men, so that they exhausted themselves trying to find the doorway.

Genesis 19:11
And thei smyten with blyndenesse hem that weren withoutforth, fro the leest til to the moost; so that thei myyten not fynde the dore.

Genesis 19:11
and the men who [are] at the opening of the house they have smitten with blindness, from small even unto great, and they weary themselves to find the opening.

Genesis 19:11
And they struck with blindness the men at the entrance, both young and old, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The camp of the Assyrians - Which was now moved to Pelusium, if we may trust Herodotus; or which, at any rate, was at some considerable distance from Jerusalem.

When they arose early in the morning, behold ... - These words form the only trustworthy data that we possess for determining to any extent the manner of the destruction now worked. They imply that there was no disturbance during the night, no alarm, no knowledge on the part of the living that their comrades were dying all around them by thousands. All mere natural causes must be rejected, and God must be regarded as having slain the men in their sleep without causing disturbance, either by pestilence or by that “visitation” of which English law speaks. The most nearly parallel case is the destruction of the first-born, Exodus 12:29.

The Egyptian version of this event recorded in Herodotus is that, during the night, silently and secretly, an innumerable multitude of field-mice spread themselves through the Assyrian host, and gnawed their quivers, bows, and shield-straps, so as to render them useless. When morning broke, the Assyrians fled hastily, and the Egyptians pursuing put a vast number to the sword.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. That night — The very night after the blasphemous message had been sent, and this comfortable prophecy delivered.

The angel of the Lord went out — I believe this angel or messenger of the Lord was simply a suffocating or pestilential WIND; by which the Assyrian army was destroyed, as in a moment, without noise confusion or any warning. 1 Kings 20:30. Thus was the threatening, 2 Kings 19:7, fulfilled, I will send a BLAST upon him; for he had heard the rumour that his territories were invaded; and on his way to save his empire, in one night the whole of his army was destroyed, without any one even seeing who had hurt them. This is called an angel or messenger of the Lord: that is, something immediately sent by him to execute his judgments.

When they arose early — That is, Sennacherib, and probably a few associates, who were preserved as witnesses and relaters of this most dire disaster. Rab-shakeh, no doubt, perished with the rest of the army.