³⁷ One day, while he was worshipping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech^(A) and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat.^(B) Then his son Esar-haddon^(C) became king in his place.

³⁸ One day, while he was worshipping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat.^(A) Then his son Esar-haddon^(B) became king in his place.