It cameabout as he was worshipingin the houseof Nisrochhis god,that Adrammelechand Sharezerhis sonskilledhim with the sword;and they escapedinto the landof Ararat.And Esarhaddonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
In the seventhmonth,on the seventeenthdayof the month,the arkrestedupon the mountainsof Ararat.
Who[was there] among allthe godsof thosenationswhichmy fathersutterlydestroyedwhocoulddeliverhis peopleout of my hand,that your Godshould be ableto deliveryou from my hand?
They spokeof the Godof Jerusalemas of the godsof the peoplesof the earth,the workof men'shands.
And the LORDsentan angelwho destroyedeverymightywarrior,commanderand officerin the campof the kingof Assyria.So he returnedin shameto his own land.And when he had enteredthe templeof his god,someof his ownchildrenkilledhim therewith the sword.
they approachedZerubbabeland the headsof fathers'[households], and saidto them, "Let us buildwith you, for we, like you, seekyour God;and we have been sacrificingto Him sincethe daysof Esarhaddonkingof Assyria,who broughtus up here."
"Howyou have fallenfrom heaven,O starof the morning,sonof the dawn!You have been cutdownto the earth,You who have weakenedthe nations!
"Sheolfrom beneathis excitedover you to meetyou when you come;It arousesfor you the spiritsof the dead,allthe leadersof the earth;It raisesallthe kingsof the nationsfrom their thrones.
norlet Hezekiahmake you trustin the LORD,saying,"The LORDwill surelydeliverus, thiscitywill not be giveninto the handof the kingof Assyria."
[Beware] that Hezekiahdoes not misleadyou, saying,"The LORDwill deliverus." Has anyoneof the godsof the nationsdeliveredhis landfrom the handof the kingof Assyria?
"Thusyou shall sayto Hezekiahkingof Judah,Do not let your Godin whomyou trustdeceiveyou, saying,"Jerusalemwill not be giveninto the handof the kingof Assyria."
"Behold,I will puta spiritin him so that he will heara rumorand returnto his own land.And I will make him fallby the swordin his own land."'"
Liftup a signalin the land,Blowa trumpetamong the nations!Consecratethe nationsagainsther, Summonagainsther the kingdomsof Ararat,Minniand Ashkenaz;Appointa marshalagainsther, Bringup the horseslike bristlylocusts.
