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2 Chronicles 32:9
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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Study note
Setting — Sennacherib king of Assyria dispatches his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah and the Judahite populace while his army holds the siege at Lachish.
The words — The text highlights אַחַר (achar) meaning "after" or "later," and שׁלח (shalach) meaning "he sent," marking the chronological sequence of the Assyrian campaign.
The thread — The siege of Lachish echoes earlier Israelite conquests at that city (Joshua 10:31; 12:11) and aligns with the Assyrian military deployment recorded in 2 Kings 18:17.
Why it lands — The verse establishes the historical pressure on Jerusalem, requiring the reader to weigh the immediate threat against the divine promise of protection declared in the surrounding narrative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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,
Cross-references
- Joshua 10:31 And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
- 2 Kings 18:17 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.
- Joshua 12:11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
- Joshua 15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
- Isaiah 36:2 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.
- Isaiah 37:8 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
- Micah 1:13 Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.