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I myself will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”’

The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah; for he had heard that the king had left Lachish. Now the king[a] heard concerning King Tirhakah of Ethiopia,[b] ‘He has set out to fight against you.’ When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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  1. Isaiah 37:9 Heb he
  2. Isaiah 37:9 Or Nubia; Heb Cush

Listen! When he hears a certain report,(A) I will make him want(B) to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down(C) with the sword.’”

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

Now Sennacherib(F) received a report(G) that Tirhakah, the king of Cush,[a](H) was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:

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  1. Isaiah 37:9 That is, the upper Nile region