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34 In the way that he came, in it he turneth back, And unto this city he doth not come in, An affirmation of Jehovah,

35 And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'

36 And a messenger of Jehovah goeth out, and smiteth in the camp of Asshur a hundred and eighty and five thousand; and [men] rise early in the morning, and lo, all of them [are] dead corpses.

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34 By the way that he came he will return;(A)
    he will not enter this city,”
declares the Lord.
35 “I will defend(B) this city and save it,
    for my sake(C) and for the sake of David(D) my servant!”

36 Then the angel(E) of the Lord went out and put to death(F) a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian(G) camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

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