So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
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Barnes' Notes
Dwelt at Nineveh - The meaning is not that Sennacherib made no more expeditions at all, which would he untrue, for his annals show us that he warred in Armenia, Babylonia, Susiana, and Cilicia, during…
Adam Clarke
Dwelt at Nineveh - This was the capital of the Assyrian empire.
Sometimes it was long ere prophecies were accomplished and promises performed; but here the word was no sooner spoken than the work was done.
I. The army of Assyria was entirely routed. That night…
Cambridge Bible
and dwelt at Nineveh Apparently, and very naturally, deterred from any of his grander schemes by the terrible calamity which had befallen him, Sennacherib went to his own capital. How long a time…
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