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When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning.[a] The king[b] heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was marching out to fight him.[c] He again sent messengers to Hezekiah, ordering them: 10 “Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, “Jerusalem will not be handed over[d] to the king of Assyria.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 19:8 tn Heb “and the chief adviser returned and he found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.”
  2. 2 Kings 19:9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 2 Kings 19:9 tn Heb “heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, ‘Look, he has come out to fight with you.’”
  4. 2 Kings 19:10 tn Heb “will not be given in the hand.”