2 Kings 19:37

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And it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him down with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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Athanasius the Apostolic

AD 373

Since the evil spirits have no power, they play as on a stage, changing their shapes and frightening children by the apparition of crowds and by their changed forms. This is why they are to be despised the more for their powerlessness. The true angel sent by the Lord against the Assyrians had no need of crowds or apparitions from without, or loud noises or clappings, but he used his power quietly and destroyed 185,000 at one time. Powerless demons such as these, however, try to frighten, if only by empty phantoms. - "Life of St. Anthony 28.9–10"

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Nesroch. Jospehus calls both the idol and the temple Araskes. Sennacherib persecuted the Israelites for 45 (Greek 55) days. (Tobias i. 21.) Sons, as the Jews suppose they were destined for victims by their father, and got beforehand with him. (St. Jerome, in Isaias x.) (Calmet) Armenia. So the Protestants translate Ararath, (Haydock) where Noe's ark rested. This nation has been esteemed very warlike, and has always asserted its liberty. Asarhaddon. His two elder brothers were excluded, on account of their parricide. (Josephus) This prince is called Sargon in Isaias xx. 1., and Achirdon in Tobias i. 24.

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John Chrysostom

AD 407

But the Jews will say, “Where is the evidence that God has turned away from us?” Does this still need proof in words? Tell me this. Do not the facts themselves shout it out? Do they not send forth a sound clearer than the trumpet’s call? Do you still ask for proof in words when you see the destruction of your city, the desolation of your temple and all the other misfortunes that have come on you? “But people brought these things on us, not God.” Rather it was God above all others who did these things. If you attribute them to people, then you must consider that even if people were to have the boldness, they would not have had the power to bring these things to accomplishment, unless it were by God’s decree. The barbarian came down on you and brought all Persia with him. He expected that he would catch you all by the suddenness of his attack, and he kept you all locked in the city as if you were caught in the net of a hunter or fisherman. Because God was gracious to you at the time—I re... Read More

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