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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Verse 9 is found in chapter 32 of 2 Chronicles. Sennacherib’s envoys ridicule Jerusalem’s confidence and compare Israel’s God with the gods of other conquered nations. The speech seeks to break the people’s confidence through political and religious arguments. The chronicler presents Assyrian arrogance as a direct provocation against the sovereignty of Israel’s God.
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Darnach sandte Sanherib, der König von Assyrien, seine Knechte gen Jerusalem (denn er lag vor Lachis und alle seine Herrschaft mit ihm) zu Hiskia, dem König Juda's, und zum ganzen Juda, das zu Jerusalem war, und ließ ihm sagen:
Después de esto Sennachêrib rey de los Asirios, estando él sobre Lachîs y con él toda su potencia, envió sus siervos a Jerusalem, para decir a Ezechîas rey de Judá, y a todos los de Judá que estaban en Jerusalem:
Après cela, Sanchérib, roi d'Assyrie, envoya ses serviteurs à Jérusalem, pendant qu'il était devant Lakis avec toutes ses forces; il les envoya vers Ezéchias, roi de Juda, et vers tous ceux de Juda qui étaient à Jérusalem, pour leur dire:
Dopo questo, Sennacherib, re degli Assiri, essendo sopra Lachis con tutte le forze del suo imperio, mandò i suoi servitori in Gerusalemme ad Ezechia, re di Giuda, ed a tutti i Giudei ch’erano in Gerusalemme per dir loro:
Depois disto Senaqueribe, rei da Assíria, enviou os seus servos a Jerusalém (ele porém estava diante de Laquis, com todas as suas forças), a Ezequias, rei de Judá, e a todo o Judá que estava em Jerusalém, dizendo:
此後, 亞述 王 西拿基立 和跟隨他的全軍攻打 拉吉 ,派臣僕到 耶路撒冷 見 猶大 王 希西家 和所有在 耶路撒冷 的 猶大 人,說:
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