And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed all the brave warriors, leaders, and commanders in the Assyrian king's army. So the king returned to his own country in complete disgrace. When he went into his god's temple, his own sons killed him there with a sword.
God sent an angel to defeat the mighty Assyrian army, and their humiliated king was eventually murdered by his own sons in his temple.
📚 Historical Context
This describes the dramatic end of Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem during King Hezekiah's reign around 701 BC. The Assyrian Empire was the dominant world power, and their massive army seemed unstoppable until God intervened. Sennacherib was later assassinated by his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer in the temple of his god Nisroch in Nineveh.
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