2 Kings 18:7-24

71And the LordH3068 was with him; whereverH3605H834 he wentH3318 he wasH7919 successfulH7919. And 2he revoltedH4775 against the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 and did not serveH5647 him. 83He 4defeatedH5221 the PhilistinesH6430 as farH5704 as GazaH5804 and its territoryH1366, from 5watchtowerH5341H4026 to fortifiedH4013 cityH5892.

9Now in the fourthH7243 yearH8141 of KingH4428 HezekiahH2396, whichH1931 was the seventhH7637 yearH8141 of HosheaH1954 sonH1121 of ElahH425 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, 6ShalmaneserH8022 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 marchedH5927 againstH5921 SamariaH8111 and besiegedH6696H5921 it. 10And at the endH7097 of threeH7969 yearsH8141 they capturedH3920 it; in the sixthH8337 yearH8141 of HezekiahH2396, whichH1931 was 7the ninthH8672 yearH8141 of HosheaH1954 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, SamariaH8111 was capturedH3920. 11Then the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 ledH1540 IsraelH3478 intoH1540 exileH1540 to AssyriaH804, and putH5148 them in 8HalahH2477 and on the HaborH2249, the riverH5104 of GozanH1470, and in the citiesH5892 of the MedesH4074. 12This happened becauseH5921H834 they 9did not obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 their GodH430, but violatedH5674 His covenantH1285, allH3605 that MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of the LordH3068 had commandedH6680; they would neitherH3808 listenH8085 norH3808 doH6213 it.

1310Now in the fourteenthH702H6240 yearH8141 of KingH4428 HezekiahH2396, SennacheribH5576 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 marchedH5927 againstH5921 allH3605 the fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and seizedH8610 them. 14Then HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 sentH7971 messengers to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 at LachishH3923, sayingH559, “11I have doneH2398 wrongH2398. 12WithdrawH7725 from me; whateverH834 you imposeH5414 on me I will endureH5375.” So the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 imposedH7760 on HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 the payment of threeH7969 hundredH3967 13talentsH3603 of silverH3701 and thirtyH7970 talentsH3603 of goldH2091. 1514HezekiahH2396 then gaveH5414 him allH3605 the silverH3701 that was foundH4672 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and in the treasuriesH214 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004. 16At that timeH6256 HezekiahH2396 cutH7112 offH7112 the gold from the doorsH1817 of the templeH1964 of the LordH3068, and from the doorpostsH539, whichH834 HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 had overlaidH6823, and he gaveH5414 it to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804.

17Then the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 sentH7971 15TartanH8661, Rab-sarisH7249, and RabshakehH7262 from LachishH3923 to KingH4428 HezekiahH2396 with a largeH3515 armyH2428 to JerusalemH3389. So they wentH5927 upH5927 and cameH935 to JerusalemH3389. And when they wentH5927 upH5927, they cameH935 and stoodH5975 by the 16conduitH8585 of the upperH5945 poolH1295, whichH834 is on the roadH4546 of the 17fuller’sH3526 fieldH7704. 18Then they calledH7121 to the kingH4428, and 18EliakimH471 the sonH1121 of HilkiahH2518, whoH834 was inH5921 chargeH5921 ofH5921 the householdH1004, 19ShebnahH7644 the scribeH5613, and JoahH3098 the sonH1121 of AsaphH623 the secretaryH4206, wentH3318 outH3318 to them.

19And RabshakehH7262 saidH559 to them, “SayH559 nowH4994 to HezekiahH2396, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the greatH1419 kingH4428, the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 saysH559: “20WhatH4100 is thisH2088 confidenceH986 that you 21haveH982? 20You sayH559--but they are onlyH389 22emptyH8193 wordsH1697-I have a planH6098 and strengthH1369 for the warH4421.’ NowH6258 on whomH4310 have you reliedH982, 23that you have revoltedH4775 against me? 21NowH6258 beholdH2009, you have 2425reliedH982 on the 26supportH4938 of thisH2088 brokenH7533 reedH7070, on EgyptH4714; on whichH834 if a manH376 leansH5564, it will goH935 into his 27handH3709 and pierceH5344 it. ThatH3651 isH3651 howH3651 PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 is to allH3605 who relyH982 on him. 22However, ifH3588 you sayH559 to me, ‘We have trustedH982 in the LordH3068 our GodH430,’ is it not He whoseH834 highH1116 placesH1116 and 28whose altarsH4196 HezekiahH2396 has removedH5493, and has saidH559 to JudahH3063 and to JerusalemH3389, ‘You shall worshipH2331 beforeH6440 thisH2088 altarH4196 in JerusalemH3389’? 23NowH6258 then, 29comeH4994 makeH6148 aH6148 wagerH6148 with my masterH113 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804: I will giveH5414 you two thousandH505 horsesH5483, ifH518 you areH3201 ableH3201 on your part to putH5414 ridersH7392 on them! 24HowH349 then can you driveH7725 backH7725 even 30oneH259 31officialH6346 of the leastH6996 of my master’sH113 servantsH5650, and 32relyH982 on EgyptH4714 for chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571?