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The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah; for he had heard that the king had left Lachish. Now the king[a] heard concerning King Tirhakah of Ethiopia,[b] ‘He has set out to fight against you.’ When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 ‘Thus shall you speak to King Hezekiah of Judah: Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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  1. Isaiah 37:9 Heb he
  2. Isaiah 37:9 Or Nubia; Heb Cush

When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish,(A) he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.(B)

Now Sennacherib(C) received a report(D) that Tirhakah, the king of Cush,[a](E) was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word: 10 “Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive(F) you when he says, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.’(G)

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  1. Isaiah 37:9 That is, the upper Nile region