An interval of time must be understood between this verse and the previous one. Sennacherib, content with his successes, had returned to Nineveh wi…

And the king of Assyria sent ... — Apparently in careless violation of his word, as Josephus states.

Tarta…

And the king of A yria sent Tartan and Rabsaris, and
Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a grea…

Rabshakeh tries to convince the Jews that it was pointless for them to resist. What confidence is this in which you trust? It would be well if sinn…