The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-14

dent should read / o. The Chaldee version
led. Nenbaur, Oxford, 1879 reads:
But he bid before him Eve aad forty days
until that Adrsmmeiech and Sharezer. his
sons, killed him with the sword. and they asd
into the land OF Kardu. and Esarhaddon, his
son. regned in bis stead
In our ordinary translation the reading of
verse 81 is: And there passed net FIVE and
fifty days before two Of his sons killed him.
and they fed into the mountains Of Ararath :
and SarchedonRs his son ECigned IN his stead
Mace, 10: %. reads: Therefore in his PRAYER
the prayer Of Maccabeusi be said after this
manner: o. Lord. thou didst send thine
angel IN the time OF Ezekias (HezekiahI King
OF judah, and didst s!ay in the host OF SIENNA
cherib a hundred fOurscore and We thousand"
Inc Hebrew version Of the Targum Of iona
than explains the reason Of the patriride thus
no God OF Israel delivered him into the
nanu' OF ms Two sons aud they slew him with
the sword. For he asked his cOnnselors and
his elders why the Holy One blessed be Hr}
had been Jealous for Israel and Jerusalem and
the angel OF the Lord had DESTROYED the host
OF Pharaoh and all the first born Of Fgypt and
the young men by whose hand the Lord ALWAYS
gave them salvation. And his wise men and
his eounseiOrs said unto him, Abraham. the
iatherOi Israel, led forth his son 20 STAY him,
pcTadventure he might thereby obtain the
favor Of the Lord his God therefore hath He
been jealous for His children and hath execu-
ted vengeance upon thy servants Then the
hlng said, 4 will slay my two sons for the
LORD sake, peradveuture I may obtain by
them Gods favor and lie will help me- And
the saying came TO Adrammeeeh and Sharczrr
ms sons and they lay in wait for him and
Kiiied MN with the sword at the hour when
he went in to pray before his idol Dagon."
It - interesting to notice what the Assyro-
BabyionIan tablets have TO saw as to this lesson
In 1881 the British Museum secured some Of
SAID tablets. The goth Of 81 paragraphs gives
the Following: Column 3 line 29] I'm the
eighth year of the King Of Babylon. etc. (3f)
OF the Goth day Of Tebeth. Sennacherib King
OF Assyria, 49, his son in a revolt killed him.
For - years Sennacherib f38 had ruled the
Kingdom OF Assyria. From tho goth dav of
Iebeth until (37) the second dav Of Adar the
revolt IN Assyria continued (33) on the eighth
DAY OF Swan EasarhaddOn his son sat on the
throne Of As5yria.D
The inscription goes on and tells why the two
sons killed their father. II was a case over
again Of coat Of many coOrs from Jacob 10
Joseph. Esarhaddon the favoFite son. routed
the forces OF bis brothers. and thev fed into
the Ararat Mountains. The account il very
interesting, but too long for these notes. We
see the great prominence which must be given
10 monumental theology. The evidences of
our religion are being wondrously reinforced
The historic case, in connection with that Of
Joseph, is warning 70 parents not TO show any
parJ!allty among children. Jealousy is un-
reasonable, raging, stopping at no sin, having
no conscience, and quite void Of judgment.
?. AHdJgig.
l. Data. See above
2. Time. r. q no
.. Place. Niucveh
4. Writer. Isaiah.
o. style. History and Biography
D. ouDJees. Assassination ofSennacherib
i. Sennacherb was King OF
Assyra.
2. Could not iniure Je-
rusalem. Why's.
a. Not enter it.
b. Not shoot arrow intOit
c. Not surround it with
shielded men.
d. Not trench about it.
8. Why not take Jerusalem?
a. God defended it.
z. Particulars. b. God saved it.
c. Why's.
1. For His sake.
2 For David's sake.
d. I5j,O00 As5yrians slain
miraculOusly.
4. Consequence Sennacherib
went back 10 Nineveh.
a. Was slain while Wor-
Shipping.
B. Patricide
5. Successor EsarhaddOn.
8. Lessons