And it came to pass that night For this the record in Isaiah has only -Then". It would appear from the history that the destruction of his army took place before Sennacherib himself could have reached Jerusalem.

the angel of the Lord went out R.V. went forth. The R.V. assimilates to Isaiah. In 2 Chronicles 32:21 the record is, -The Lord sent an angel which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land".

and when they[R.V. men] arose early The number of the slain (185,000) was exceeding great, and the Chronicler's statement makes the loss more terrible by saying that among those destroyed were all the leaders of the host.

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