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2 Kings 19:37

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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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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