Isaiah 37:38
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 Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
The assassination of Sennacherib 'as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god' by his own sons creates a pointed theological contrast with Hezekiah's prayer in the temple (37:14–20): the king who prays to YHWH survives; the king who worships a Nisroch-idol is killed in its very temple. The historical fulfillment of Isaiah's oracle (37:33–35: 'he shall not come into this city') in the sudden departure of the Assyrian army (37:36–37) is followed immediately by Sennacherib's domestic assassination, giving the narrative a double vindication. Herodotus (II.141) and Babylonian chronicles provide external corroboration for both the invasion and Sennacherib's subsequent violent death (681 BCE), making this one of the best archaeologically-attested events in the Hebrew Bible. The verse is important for the Bible's theology of idolatry's ultimate futility: the idol cannot protect even its own worshipper.
תרגומים נוספים
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 Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
And it cometh to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer 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.
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword, and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon, his son, became king in his place.
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