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Isaiah 36:2

HezekiahRabshakehAssyriaFieldJerusalemLachish

1 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.

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.

3 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.

4 The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?

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BSB
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.
KJV
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.
WEB
The king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a large army. He stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool in the fuller’s field highway.
ASV
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller`s field.
DARBY
And the king of Assyria sent Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to king Hezekiah, with a strong force. And he stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field.
BLB
And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to king Hezekiah, with a great army; and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Field of Fuller.
ÅB
Kongen i Assyria sendte Rabsake med en stor hær fra Lakis til Jerusalem mot kong Hiskia; han stanset ved vannledningen fra den øvre dam, ved allfarveien til Vaskervollen.
OTB
Kongen av Assyria sendte sin overkommanderende fra Lakisj til Jerusalem til kong Hiskia med en stor hær. Han stanset ved vannledningen fra Øvre dammen, ved veien til Vaskerens mark.
B1930
Kongen i Assyria sendte Rabsake med en stor hær fra Lakis til Jerusalem mot kong Esekias; han stanset ved vannledningen fra den øvre dam, ved allfarveien til Vaskervollen.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:9–23

    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:

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  • Isaiah 7:3

    Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,

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  • 2 Kings 18:17–37

    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 22:9–11

    You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

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