Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem(A)(B)

17 The king of Assyria sent his supreme commander,(C) his chief officer and his field commander with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They came up to Jerusalem and stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool,(D) on the road to the Washerman’s Field.

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17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.

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Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord(A)

17 Then the king of Assyria sent the [a]Tartan, the [b]Rabsaris, and the [c]Rabshakeh from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the (B)aqueduct from the upper pool, (C)which was on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:17 A title, probably Commander in Chief
  2. 2 Kings 18:17 A title, probably Chief Officer
  3. 2 Kings 18:17 A title, probably Chief of Staff or Governor

20 As for the other events of Hezekiah’s reign, all his achievements and how he made the pool(A) and the tunnel(B) by which he brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

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20 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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Death of Hezekiah(A)

20 (B)Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah—all his might, and how he (C)made a (D)pool and a [a]tunnel and (E)brought water into the city—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 20:20 aqueduct