Isaiah 37:37

“So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.”

"So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh." - Isaiah 37:37
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What does Isaiah 37:37 mean?

Isaiah 37:37 from the King James Version of the Bible states, "So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh." This verse concludes the narrative of the downfall of the Assyrian army as they attempted to conquer Jerusalem. The broader…

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The Departure of Fear: Finding Solace in the Face of Adversity

The verse in Isaiah 37:37 states, "So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh." At first glance, this may seem like a simple historical note about the activities of the king of Assyria, but within this account lies a profound message of…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Peace Amidst Oppression

Heavenly Father, In the quietness of this moment, we come before Your throne, humbly acknowledging Your sovereign power and authority over all nations and rulers. As we reflect on the Scriptures, particularly Isaiah 37:37, which tells us, "So Sennacherib king of Assyria…

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Isaiah 37:37 - "¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh."
Isaiah 37:5 - "So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."
Isaiah 37:15 - "And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,"
"So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah." - Isaiah 37:5
Isaiah 37:18 - "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,"
Isaiah 37:13 - "Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?"
Isaiah 37:2 - "And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz."
Isaiah 37:35 - "For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."
"And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying," - Isaiah 37:15
Isaiah 37:34 - "By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD."
Isaiah 37:31 - "And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:"
Isaiah 37:28 - "But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me."
Isaiah 37:21 - "¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:"
Isaiah 37:32 - "For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this."
Isaiah 37:19 - "And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them."
Isaiah 37:1 - "And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD."
Isaiah 37:8 - "¶ So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish."
Isaiah 37:14 - "¶ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD."
Isaiah 37:25 - "I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places."
Psalms 37:37 - "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace."
Isaiah 37:3 - "And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth."
Isaiah 37:11 - "Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?"
Isaiah 37:12 - "Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?"
Isaiah 37:6 - "¶ And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me."
Isaiah 37:27 - "Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up."
Isaiah 37:36 - "Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses."
Isaiah 37:9 - "And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,"
Isaiah 37:23 - "Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel."
Isaiah 37:7 - "Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."