2 Kings 18:17
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And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.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.
In other translations
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.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.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853תַּרְתָּןtartan[the] commander in chiefH8661וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853רַב־rav-[the] chiefH7249סָרִיס׀sariscourt-officialH7249וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853רַב־rav-[the] chiefH7262שָׁקֵהshakehcommanderH7262מִן־min-fromH4480לָכִישׁlakhishLachishH3923אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428חִזְקִיָּהוּchizkiyahuHezekiahH2396בְּחֵילbecheilwith an armyH2428כָּבֵדkavedmassiveH3515יְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalimJerusalemH3389וַיַּעֲלוּvaiya'aluand they went upH5927וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they cameH935יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389וַיַּעֲלוּvaiya'aluand they went upH5927וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they cameH935וַיַּעַמְדוּvaiya'amduand they stoodH5975בִּתְעָלַתbit'alatat [the] conduit ofH8585הַבְּרֵכָהhaberekhahthe poolH1295הָעֶלְיוֹנָהha'elyonah<the> upperH5945אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בִּמְסִלַּתbimsilat[is] on [the] highway ofH4546שְׂדֵהsedeh[the] field ofH7704כוֹבֵס׃khoves[the] washerH3526
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Related verses
- 2 Kings 20:20And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- Isaiah 20:1In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
- Isaiah 7:3Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
- Isaiah 36:2And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.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.
- 2 Chronicles 32:9After 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,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:
- Isaiah 22:9-119 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. 11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.9 You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool. 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall. 11 You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.
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People and places
People: Hezekiah, Rab-saris (2 Kings 18), Rabshakeh, Tartan
Places: Assyria, Jerusalem, Lachish, Upper Pool, Washer’s Field