In the Books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Isaiah:
2 Kings 18:13New King James Version (NKJV)13 And in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
Specifically:
2 Kings chapters 18 and 19
2 Chronicles chapter 32
Isaiah chapters 36 and 37
Answer: The poet, paraphrasing the Bible (2 Kings 19: 35-36). Note that he is NOT describing Sennacherib's death, but the destruction of his army. Lord Byron knew his Scripture.Note also that 'cohort' refers to that army, being a (Roman) military unit. It does not mean King Sennacherib's companion, although the word is now frequently misused as such (i.e. to = companion), probably because of the poem.Note further that the poem is stunningly beautiful.
the speaker
That was Sennacherib.
in assyria
Bramble of Destruction.
Sennacherib
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King Sennacherib
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Sennacherib
Sennacherib's principal wife was Naqia, queen of Assyria. Zakutu (Naqia) was the mother of his heir Esarhaddon. Her name is non-assyrian and so it is believed that she came from Syria or Judah.
it was conqered by sennacherib king of babylonia and the medes