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The Assyrian Army Leaves Jerusalem

The commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish. He found him at Libnah, fighting against that city. Then the king of Assyria heard a report that said, “Tirhakah,[a] the king of Ethiopia, has come to fight against you.”

So the king of Assyria sent messengers to Hezekiah again. 10 He told them, “Tell King Hezekiah of Judah these things:

‘Don’t be fooled by the god you trust when he says Jerusalem will not be defeated by the king of Assyria.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 19:9 Tirhakah This is probably Taharqa, the Pharaoh of Egypt about 690–664 B.C.

When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish,(A) he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.(B)

Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the king of Cush,[a] was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word: 10 “Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend(C) on deceive(D) you when he says, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.’

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 19:9 That is, the upper Nile region