2 Kings 19:37

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.

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping {H7812} in the house {H1004} of Nisroch {H5268} his god {H430}, that Adrammelech {H152} and Sharezer {H8272} his sons {H1121} smote {H5221} him with the sword {H2719}: and they escaped {H4422} into the land {H776} of Armenia {H780}. And Esarhaddon {H634} his son {H1121} reigned {H4427} in his stead.

One day, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nisrokh his god, [his sons] Adramelekh and Shar'etzer struck him with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. So his son Esar-Hadon took his place as king.

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

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.

Commentary

Note: If the commentary doesn’t appear instantly, please allow 2–5 seconds for it to load. It is generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash using a prompt focused on Biblical fidelity over bias. While the insights have been consistently reliable, we encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit.

Please note that only the commentary section is AI-generated — the main Scripture and cross-references are stored on the site and are from trusted and verified sources.

Cross-References

  • Ezra 4:2 (4 votes)

    Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

  • Genesis 8:4 (4 votes)

    ¶ And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

  • 2 Kings 19:7 (3 votes)

    Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

  • Jeremiah 51:27 (3 votes)

    Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:14 (2 votes)

    Who [was there] among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

  • 2 Kings 18:5 (2 votes)

    He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [any] that were before him.

  • Isaiah 37:37 (2 votes)

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