2 Kings 19:36 Meaning and Explanation
“So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.”
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What Does 2 Kings 19:36 Mean?
The aftermath is told in a few flat words. Sennacherib king of Assyria breaks camp, departs, returns home, and settles in Nineveh, his capital. The conqueror who came boasting against the living God slinks back to his own city, his campaign against Jerusalem ended in ruin.
Every detail matches the word God had spoken. The king is turned back by the way he came; he does not enter Jerusalem; he goes home. The mighty Sennacherib, who had asked where the kings of the nations now were, is himself sent back defeated, his army destroyed behind him. So quietly does the proud invader exit the story for now. The God who said he would return has made it so, and Nineveh receives a king the LORD has humbled.
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What does 2 Kings 19:36 mean?
Sennacherib breaks off the campaign, returns home, and settles in Nineveh.