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33 He will go back the way he came.
He will not enter this city,” says the Lord.

34 “‘I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’”[a]

35 That very night the angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 in the Assyrian camp. When they[b] got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 19:34 tn Heb “for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.”
  2. 2 Kings 19:35 tn This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.
  3. 2 Kings 19:35 tn Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies.”

33 By the way that he came he will return;(A)
    he will not enter this city,
declares the Lord.
34 I will defend(B) this city and save it,
    for my sake and for the sake of David(C) my servant.’”

35 That night the angel of the Lord(D) went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!(E)

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