Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, which was on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.
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An interval of time must be understood between this verse and the previous one. Sennacherib, content with his successes, had returned to Nineveh wi…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And the king of Assyria sent ... — Apparently in careless violation of his word, as Josephus states.
Tarta…
John Gill
JohnGill
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris, and
Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a gre…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes