ישעיהו, פרק ל״ז, פסוק ל״ז

The military campaign of Sennacherib comes to a complete halt as he retreats to his homeland. The Assyrian king abandons the battlefield and makes a definitive journey back, marking the absolute end of his fighting. Following this withdrawal, he does not launch any further military campaigns or engage in new wars.

The primary approach among commentators is that his specific settlement in Nineveh highlights a full retreat to the very heart of his power. He returns directly to his own city, which served as the capital and the central seat of the Assyrian empire.