So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
Ver. 36. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed.] Being glad he had escaped with the skin of his teeth, with the safeguard of his life. But his preservation was but a reservation only; and the rather, because he ascribed it to Nisroch his tutelar god, worshipping him still, notwithstanding his army's overthrow.
And dwelt at Nineveh.] Where he had not lived fifty-five days before he was butchered, saith Tobit; /APC Tob 1:21 who also telleth us, /APC Tob 1:18 that at his return he in a rage slew many of the Israelites in Nineveh. The like whereunto we read of Selymus II, that in revenge of his loss at the battle of Lepanto, he would have put to death all the Christians in his dominions, and did many.