Passage

2 Kings 19.35

Book: 2 Kings · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"33. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith Jehovah. 34. For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."

"35. 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."

"36. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 37. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead." (2 Kings 19:33-37, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"33. By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he will not come to this city,’ says Yahweh. 34. ‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’”"

"35. 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."

"36. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and lived at Nineveh. 37. As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place." (2 Kings 19:33-37, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"33. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. 34. For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."

"35. 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."

"36. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 37. 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: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. ^{Armenia: Heb. Ararat}" (2 Kings 19:33-37, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"33. In the way that he cometh in, In it he turneth back, And unto this city he doth not come in, The affirmation of Jehovah, 34. And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'"

"35. 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."

"36. And Sennacherib king of Asshur journeyeth, and goeth, and turneth back, and dwelleth in Nineveh; 37. and it cometh to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adramelech and Sharezar [his sons] have smitten him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-Haddon his son reigneth in his stead." (2 Kings 19:33-37, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: narrator (anonymous; deuteronomistic-school)
Audience: exilic Israel
Location: Israel + Judah through the exiles
Time period: events c. 850-560 BC; composed c. 560-540 BC

Theological reading

Key words

H3068 - YHWH, YHWH (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: Genesis 2.4, Genesis 2.7, Genesis 2.16-17.
H4191 - mut, mut (Strong's H4191). Also appears in: Genesis 2.16-17, Genesis 3, Genesis 7.17-23.

Quoted in

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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