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Isaiah 36:2

HezekiahRabshakehAssyriaFieldJerusalemLachish

1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

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.

3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.

4 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

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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

    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,

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  • Isaiah 7:3

    Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;

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  • 2 Kings 18:17–37

    And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

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  • Isaiah 22:9–11

    Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

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