Isaiah 37:37 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So King Sennacherib of Assyria left Jerusalem, went back home, and lived in Nineveh.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows that the Assyrian king retreated and returned to his own capital city after his failed attempt to conquer Jerusalem.

📚 Historical Context

This verse concludes the dramatic account of Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem around 701 BC during King Hezekiah's reign. After God miraculously destroyed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night, the mighty king who had terrorized nations was forced to retreat in humiliation. Nineveh was the great capital city of the Assyrian Empire, located in what is now northern Iraq.

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2 Chronicles 32:9

After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his messengers to Jerusalem (while he himself was attacking the city of Lachish with his entire army) to speak to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying:

2 Chronicles 32:10

This is what Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says: 'What are you trusting in that makes you think you can survive while trapped in Jerusalem during this siege?'

2 Chronicles 32:22

So the LORD rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from all their other enemies, and took care of them in every way.

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