Bible Verses About "Who Was Sennacherib in the Bible"
Sennacherib was the Assyrian king who invaded Judah in Hezekiah's reign and whose army of 185,000 was destroyed by the angel of the Lord in a single night.
Sennacherib was the Assyrian king who invaded Judah in Hezekiah's reign and whose army of 185,000 was destroyed by the angel of the Lord in a single night.
"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." — 2 Kings 19:35 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Sennacherib in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"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."
"The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn... Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel."
"And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword."
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