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2 Chronicles 32:9

HezekiahSennacheribAssyriaLachish

7 “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.

8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:

10 “This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?

11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’

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BSB
Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
KJV
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
WEB
After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was attacking Lachish, and all his forces were with him), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,
ASV
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
DARBY
After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he himself was before Lachish, and all his power with him), unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
BLB
After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem—and he [was] by Lachish, and all the forces with him—to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who [were] in Jerusalem, saying,
ÅB
Deretter sendte kongen i Assyria Sankerib, som selv lå for Lakis med hele sin krigsmakt, sine tjenere til Jerusalem, til Judas konge Hiskia og til alle dem av Juda som var i Jerusalem, og lot si:
OTB
Etter dette sendte Sankerib, kongen av Assyria, sine tjenere til Jerusalem mens han beleiret Lakisj med alle sine styrker med seg, mot Hiskia, kongen av Juda, og mot hele Juda som var i Jerusalem, og sa,
B1930
Derefter sendte kongen i Assyria Sankerib, som selv lå for Lakis med hele sin krigsmakt, sine tjenere til Jerusalem, til Judas konge Esekias og til alle dem av Juda som var i Jerusalem, og lot si:

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  • Joshua 10:31

    And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.

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  • 2 Kings 18:17

    Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

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  • Isaiah 37:8

    When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

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  • Joshua 12:11

    the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

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  • Micah 1:13

    Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

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  • Isaiah 36:2

    And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

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  • Joshua 15:39

    Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

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