A history of the ancient world, for high schools and academies . es, which brought Sennacheribon the scene in 701 He punished the rebels severely,but met with a disaster which compelled him to retirewithout capturing Jerusalem. The Old Testament describes the disaster thus: It came to passthat night that the angel of Jehovah went forth and smote in thecamp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand:and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they were alldead corpses. So Sennacherib, king of Assyria, departed, and wentand returned and dwelt at Nineveh (2 Kings 19: 35, 36
A history of the ancient world, for high schools and academies . es, which brought Sennacheribon the scene in 701 He punished the rebels severely,but met with a disaster which compelled him to retirewithout capturing Jerusalem. The Old Testament describes the disaster thus: It came to passthat night that the angel of Jehovah went forth and smote in thecamp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand:and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they were alldead corpses. So Sennacherib, king of Assyria, departed, and wentand returned and dwelt at Nineveh (2 Kings 19: 35, 36). In Baby- 75» ^ mighty revolt arose in Babylonia against Ashur- ^°** banipal. The Kaldi (§54) had been unceasing enemies of Assyria ever since her entrance into Babylonia, and nowsecured the aid of the Elamites (§9). At this time abrother of the Assyrian king was governor of Babylonia;he made common cause with them and invited other sub-ject peoples to join the conspiracy. The storm broke in652 ; only by the most tremendous efforts did Ashur- PLATE V. An Assyrian Relief. Hunting Scene
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