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"The Destruction of Sennacherib" [2] is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1815 in his Hebrew Melodies (in which it was titled The Destruction of Semnacherib). [3] The poem is based on the biblical account of the historical Assyrian siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC by Assyrian king Sennacherib , as described in 2 Kings 18–19, Isaiah 36–37.
Title page of the first edition of the poems (May 1815) Hebrew Melodies is a collection of 30 poems by Lord Byron.They were largely created by Byron to accompany music composed by Isaac Nathan, who played the poet melodies which he claimed (incorrectly) dated back to the service of the Temple in Jerusalem.
The Destruction of Sennacherib (Russian: Поражение Сеннахериба), is a choral work composed by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), based on text Lord Byron's poem "The Destruction of Sennacherib". It was written between 1866 and 1867, and is dedicated for Mily Balakirev.
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The Destruction of Sennacherib: 1866: 1867: Original version; for chorus and orchestra; based on The Destruction of Sennacherib from Hebrew Melodies (1815) The Destruction of Sennacherib: 1874: 1874: Revised version; for chorus and orchestra; based on The Destruction of Sennacherib from Hebrew Melodies (1815) Iisus Navin: 1874: 1877-07-02
An 1813 poem by Lord Byron, The Destruction of Sennacherib, commemorates Sennacherib's campaign in Judea from the Hebrew point of view. Written in anapestic tetrameter, the poem was popular [citation needed] in school recitations.
This negative view of Sennacherib endured until modern times. Sennacherib is presented as akin to a ruthless predator, attacking Judah as a "wolf on the fold" in the famous 1815 poem The Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord Byron: [114] The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
Lord Byron, Hebrew Melodies, including "She Walks in Beauty", "The Destruction of Sennacherib" published in April with musical settings; though expensive at a cost of one guinea, over 10,000 copies sell; by summer, an edition of Byron's poems without the musical settings is published. Louisa Costello, The Maid of the Cyprus Isle, and Other ...