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17 The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser[a] from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went[b] and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:17 sn For a discussion of these titles see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.
  2. 2 Kings 18:17 tn Heb “and they went up and came.”
  3. 2 Kings 18:17 tn Heb “the field of the fuller.”

Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem(A)(B)

17 The king of Assyria sent his supreme commander,(C) his chief officer and his field commander with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They came up to Jerusalem and stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool,(D) on the road to the Washerman’s Field.

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