2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 19:7 foretells Sennacherib's downfall; here the angel's slaughter of his army initiates that prophecy's fulfillment, leading to his eventual death.
In Exodus 12:30, Egyptians wake to a great cry over the dead — the morning-after discovery mirrors the Assyrian camp's aftermath.
In Isaiah 37:36, the identical account of the angel striking 185,000 Assyrians appears, a direct parallel.
In Isaiah 10:33, the Lord lops off Assyria's boughs, a prophetic image of the sudden judgment seen here.
In Isaiah 10:16-19, Isaiah prophesies the Lord's destruction of Assyria, fulfilled when the angel strikes the army.
Psalm 76:10 shows how human wrath (Assyria's rage) ultimately praises God — this theological principle is illustrated by the angel's strike turning their fury into God's glory.
Psalm 76:5-7 celebrates God's victory over the 'stouthearted' and chariots, echoing how He struck the Assyrian army — a poetic parallel to the historical event.
In 2 Chronicles 32:22, this deliverance is summarized as the LORD saving Hezekiah and Jerusalem from Sennacherib.
In 2 Chronicles 32:21, the same angel strikes the Assyrian camp, confirming the parallel account of divine judgment.
In Exodus 12:29, the LORD strikes Egypt's firstborn at midnight — the same sudden night-judgment by an angel foreshadows this destruction.
Psalm 34:7 promises the angel of the Lord encamps around the faithful to deliver them — exactly what happens here when the angel strikes the Assyrian camp to save Jerusalem.
Psalm 103:20 describes angels as mighty ones obeying God's word — exactly what the angel did in striking the Assyrian army.
Isaiah 10:25 prophesies God's fury ending with Assyria's destruction — here the angel's slaughter fulfills that judgment.
Isaiah 17:14 describes sudden nighttime destruction of enemies — exactly what happened when the angel struck the Assyrian camp.
In 1 Chronicles 21:16, David sees the angel with a drawn sword — the same imagery used when the angel strikes the Assyrian army.
Isaiah 10:26 compares Assyria's coming defeat to God's victories over Midian and Egypt — here that pattern is repeated.
In 2 Samuel 24:16, the angel of the LORD withholds destruction — the same angelic agent appears as executor of judgment here.
In Hosea 1:7, God promises to save Judah without weapons—a theological echo of the miraculous deliverance here.
Nahum 1:12 says God will cut down the strong Assyrian army — this event begins that judgment on the invading forces.
In Acts 12:23, an angel of the Lord strikes Herod, paralleling divine judgment by angelic agency against a proud ruler.
Psalm 9:16 says God is known by His judgments — the angel's slaughter of the Assyrians made God's power known to the nations and to Hezekiah.
Psalm 48:5 describes kings fleeing in terror when they see God's protection of Zion — mirroring the panic of the Assyrian survivors or the nations who hear of the defeat.
In Daniel 5:30, Belshazzar is killed that very night — another instance of sudden night judgment from God on a proud ruler.