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When he heard that it was being said about King Tirhakah of Ethiopia,[a] “Look! He has come out to attack you!” he again sent messengers to Hezekiah.

The messengers were told, 10 “This is what you are to say to King Hezekiah of Judah: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you by telling you[b] “Jerusalem won’t be turned over to the control[c] of Assyria’s king.” 11 ‘Look! you’ve heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands—they completely destroyed them! Will you be spared?

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  1. 2 Kings 19:9 Lit. Cush
  2. 2 Kings 19:10 The Heb. lacks you
  3. 2 Kings 19:10 Lit. hand

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(A) on deceive(B) you when he says, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.’ 11 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?

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