Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 19:35
35. in the morning . . . they were all dead corpses—It was the miraculous interposition of the Almighty that defended Jerusalem. As to the secondary agent employed in the destruction of the Assyrian army, it is most probable that it was effected by a hot south wind, the simoon, such as to this day often envelops and destroys whole caravans. This conjecture is supported by 2 Kings 19:7; Jeremiah 51:1. The destruction was during the night; the officers and soldiers, being in full security, were... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 19:1-37
CHAP. XIX. Hezekiah, mourning, sendeth to Isaiah to pray for him; he comforteth him: Sennacherib sendeth a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah; Hezekiah's prayer. An angel slayeth the Assyrians: Sennacherib is slain by his own sons.* Before Christ 710. * See the Annotations and Reflections on Isaiah, ch. 37 where this chapter is repeated nearly word for word. read more