Verse 21

And the LORD sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and leaders and officials in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew in disgrace to his own land. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with the sword.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herren sendte en engel som utryddet alle mektige krigere, høvdinger og ledere i Assyrias leir. Så vendte han tilbake, ydmyket til sitt eget land, og da han kom inn i sin gudes hus, drepte noen av hans egne folk ham med sverd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Herren sendte en engel som utryddet alle de sterke, mektige menn og høvdinger i leiren til assyrerkongen. Så vendte han tilbake med skam til sitt eget land. Og da han kom inn i sin guds hus, slo noen av hans egne sønner ham der med sverd.

• Norsk King James

  Og Herren sendte en engel, som hugg av alle de mektige krigerne, lederne og kapteinene i Assyriens konges leir. Så han returnerte med skam til sitt eget land.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren sendte en engel som utryddet alle de sterke krigerne, lederne og offiserene i kongen av Assyrias leir. Så dro han skamfull tilbake til sitt eget land, og da han gikk inn i sin guds tempel, drepte de ham der med sverd, de som hadde kommet ut av hans kropp.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sendte Herren en engel som utslettet alle krigere, høvdinger og ledere i leiren til Assyrias konge, så han måtte dra tilbake til sitt land i skam. Og da han kom inn i sitt gudshus, felte noen av dem fra hans eget legeme ham der med sverdet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Herren sendte en engel som hugget ned alle de dyktige mennene, lederne og høvdingene i leiren til kongen av Assyria. Så dro han med skam tilbake til sitt eget land. Da han kom inn i huset til sin gud, drepte noen av hans egne barn ham der med sverdet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sendte Herren en engel som drepte alle de tapre krigerne, lederne og kapteinene i Assyriens konges leir. Slik vendte han med skamdekt ansikt tilbake til sitt eget land. Og da han kom inn i sitt guds hus, drepte de som kom fra hans egen slekt ham der med sverd.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og Herren sendte en engel som hugget ned alle de dyktige mennene, lederne og høvdingene i leiren til kongen av Assyria. Så dro han med skam tilbake til sitt eget land. Da han kom inn i huset til sin gud, drepte noen av hans egne barn ham der med sverdet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og Herren sendte en engel som utryddet alle krigere og ledere og høvdinger i Assyrias konges leir. Så Sankerib vendte med skam tilbake til sitt land, og da han kom inn i sitt guds hus, drepte noen av hans egne sønner ham der med sverdet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sendte Herren en engel som utslettet alle tapre krigere, ledere og sjefer i leiren til Assyrias konge. Så vendte han tilbake til sitt eget land i skam. Da han kom inn i sitt gudshus, drepte noen av hans egne sønner ham med sverd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren sendte en Engel, og han udslettede alle de Vældige til Strid og Fyrsterne og de Øverste i Kongen af Assyriens Leir; og han drog tilbage til sit Land med sit Ansigts Blusel, og der han gik ind i sin Guds Huus, da fældede de, som vare udkomne af hans Liv, ham der med Sværd.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Herren sendte en engel som tilintetgjorde alle tapre krigere, ledere og hærførere i Assyrias konges leir. Så han måtte vende tilbake i skam til sitt eget land. Da han kom inn i sitt guds hus, drepte de ham der med sverdet, de som hadde kommet fra hans egen kropp.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed all the mighty men of valor and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame on his face to his own land. And when he entered the house of his god, his own sons killed him with the sword there.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren sendte en engel som ødela alle de modige menn, lederne og høvdingene i leiren til assyrerkongen. Så han vendte tilbake med skam til sitt eget land. Da han kom inn i sitt gudshus, drepte de som var av hans eget liv ham der med sverdet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og Herren sendte en engel som utryddet alle de sterke krigerne, lederne og høvdingene i leiren til Assyrias konge. Så han vendte tilbake med skam i ansiktet til sitt eget land, og da han gikk inn i huset til sin gud, drepte de som kom fra hans egne slektninger ham med sverdet der.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Herren sendte en engel som utryddet alle de tapre krigerne, lederne og høvdingene i leiren til kongen av Assyria. Så han vendte skamfullt tilbake til sitt eget land. Og da han kom inn i sin guds hus, drepte de ham der med sverdet, de som kom fra hans egne innvoller.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Herren sendte en engel som drepte alle krigerne og høvdingene og kapteinene i hæren til kongen av Assyria. Så vendte han tilbake til sitt land i skam. Og da han kom inn i sitt guds hus, drepte hans sønner, hans egne etterkommere, ham der med sverdet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sent an angell, which destroyed all the mightie men of the hoost, and the prynces and rulers in ye tentes of the kynge of Assur, so that he departed agayne with shame in to his owne londe. And whan he wente in to his gods house, they yt came of his owne body, slewe him there with the swerde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde sent an Angel which destroyed all the valiant men, and the princes and captaines of the hoste of the King of Asshur: so he returned with shame to his owne lande; when he was come into the house of his god, they that came foorth of his owne bowels, slewe him there with the sworde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord sent an angel, which destroyed all the men of warre and the lordes and captaynes of the hoast of the king of the Assyrians, that he turned his face againe with shame towarde his owne lande: And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came of his owne body slue him there with the sworde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he was come into the house of his god, those who came forth from his own bowels killed him there with the sword.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour -- both leader and head -- in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord sent an angel who put to death all the men of war and the chiefs and the captains in the army of the king of Assyria. So he went back to his country in shame. And when he came into the house of his god, his sons, the offspring of his body, put him to death there with the sword.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came forth from his own bowels killed him there with the sword.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD sent a messenger and he wiped out all the soldiers, princes, and officers in the army of the king of Assyria. So Sennacherib returned home humiliated. When he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 24:16 : 16 But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was striking the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand." The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
• 2 Kgs 19:20 : 20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.'
• 2 Kgs 19:35-37 : 35 That night, the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning, there were dead bodies everywhere. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. 37 While he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They fled to the land of Ararat, and his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place.
• Job 9:4 : 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted Him and remained unharmed?
• Ps 18:50 : 50 Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
• Ps 76:5 : 5 You are radiant and majestic, more excellent than the mountains of prey.
• Ps 76:7 : 7 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse fell into a deep sleep.
• Ps 76:12 : 12 Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all who are around Him bring gifts to the One to be feared.
• Ps 132:18 : 18 'I will clothe his enemies with shame, but upon him, his crown will shine brightly.'
• Prov 11:2 : 2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Isa 10:8 : 8 For he says, 'Are not all my princes kings?
• Isa 10:16-19 : 16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will send leanness among his robust ones, and under his glory, a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. 17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; it will burn and devour his thorns and briars in a single day. 18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful fields will be consumed, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away. 19 The remaining trees of his forest will be so few that a child could count them.
• Isa 10:33-34 : 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, and the lofty ones will be humbled. 34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
• Isa 17:12-14 : 12 Woe to the multitude of many peoples who roar like the roaring of the seas, and the rushing of nations that is like the rushing of mighty waters. 13 The nations roar like the crashing of mighty waters, but He rebukes them, and they flee far away. They are driven like chaff on the mountains before the wind, like tumbleweed before a storm. 14 In the evening, sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us.
• Isa 29:5-8 : 5 But the horde of your enemies will be like fine dust, and the horde of the ruthless ones will be like blowing chaff. Suddenly, in an instant, 6 The LORD Almighty will come with thunder, earthquake, and a loud noise—storm and tempest, and a consuming flame of fire. 7 And all the nations warring against Ariel, all who attack her and her defenses, those who bring her distress, will be like a dream, like a vision of the night. 8 It will be as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, but he wakes and is still hungry; or as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, but he wakes and is still faint and craving. So it will be with all the hordes of nations that fight against Mount Zion.
• Isa 30:30-33 : 30 The LORD will cause his majestic voice to be heard and will display the strength of his arm with furious anger and consuming fire, with a cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. 31 At the voice of the LORD, Assyria will be shattered; he will strike them down with his rod. 32 Every stroke the LORD lays on them with his punishing rod will be to the sound of tambourines and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm. 33 Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit is deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
• Isa 33:10-12 : 10 "Now I will arise," says the LORD. "Now I will be exalted; now I will lift myself up." 11 You conceive chaff, you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will devour you. 12 The peoples will be burned as if to lime, like cut thorns set ablaze in the fire.
• Isa 36:9 : 9 How then can you turn away even one of the least of my master’s officials? And you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• Isa 37:21 : 21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,
• Isa 37:36-38 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp, departed, returned home, and stayed in Nineveh. 38 While he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place.
• Isa 42:8 : 8 I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.
• Dan 3:28 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar declared, 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him, defied the king’s command, and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
• Dan 6:22 : 22 Then Daniel spoke to the king, 'O king, may you live forever!
• Matt 13:49-50 : 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous. 50 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
• Rev 6:15-16 : 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the wealthy, the military commanders, the mighty, and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!'
• Rev 19:17-18 : 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying high overhead: 'Come, gather for the great supper of God,' 18 'that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.'