2 Kings 19:35

“AN ANGEL DESTROYS THE ASSYRIANS. (Kg2 19:35-36) in the morning . . . they were all dead corpses--It was the miraculous interposition of the Almighty that defended Jerusalem. As to the secondary agent employed in the destruction of the Assyrian army, it is most probable that it was effected by a hot south wind, the simoon, such as to this day often envelops and destroys whole caravans. This conjecture is supported by Kg2 19:7 and Jer 51:1. The destruction was during the night; the officers and soldiers, being in full security, were negligent; their discipline was relaxed; the camp guards were not alert, or perhaps they themselves were the first taken off, and those who slept, not wrapped up,…”

“The camp of the Assyrians - Which was now moved to Pelusium, if we may trust Herodotus; or which, at any rate, was at some considerable distance from Jerusalem. When they arose early in the morning, behold ... - These words form the only trustworthy data that we possess for determining to any extent the manner of the destruction now worked. They imply that there was no disturbance during the night, no alarm, no knowledge on the part of the living that their comrades were dying all around them by thousands. All mere natural causes must be rejected, and God must be regarded as having slain the men in their sleep without causing disturbance, either by pestilence or by that “visitation” of which…”

“Angel - Such an angel as destroyed the first - born of Egypt. Arose - The few that were left alive: all their companions were dead. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 19:36”

“19:35 The angel of the Lord had similarly been active in the rescue of God’s people from Egypt (Exod 12:12-13, 23).”

“that night: Exo 12:29; Dan 5:30; Th1 5:2, Th1 5:3 the angel: Exo 12:29, Exo 12:30; Sa2 24:16; Ch1 21:12, Ch1 21:16; Ch2 32:21, Ch2 32:22; Psa 35:5, Psa 35:6; Act 12:23 and smote: Isa 10:16-19, Isa 10:33, Isa 30:30-33, Isa 37:36; Hos 1:7 when they arose: Exo 12:30; Psa 76:5-7, Psa 76:10 4 Kings (2 Kings) 19:36”

“The fulfilment of the divine promise. - Kg2 19:35. "It came to pass in that night, that the angel of the Lord went out and smote in the army of the Assyrian 185,000 men; and when they (those that were left, including the king) rose up in the morning, behold there were they all (i.e., all who had perished) dead corpses," i.e., they had died in their sleep. מתים is added to strengthen פּגרים: lifeless corpses. ההוּא בּלּילה is in all probability the night following the day on which Isaiah had foretold to Hezekiah the deliverance of Jerusalem. Where the Assyrian army was posted at the time when this terrible stroke fell upon it is not stated, since the account is restricted to the principal…”