Isaiah 37:38

Context
37:38 One day,¹ as he was worshiping² in the temple of his god Nisroch,³ his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword.⁴ They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

Isaiah 37:20

Context
37:20 Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.”⁵

[37:38] ¹sn The assassination of King Sennacherib probably took place in 681 b.c.

[37:38] ²tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[37:38] ³sn No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name Nisroch is a corruption of Nusku.

[37:38] ⁴sn Extra-biblical sources also mention the assassination of Sennacherib, though they refer to only one assassin. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 239-40.

[37:20] ⁵tn The parallel text in 2 Kgs 19:19 reads, “that you, Lord, are the only God.”