2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 Kings 18:17 While attacking Lachish, Sennacherib decides not to accept Hezekiah’s attempt to persuade him to withdraw (vv. 2 Kings 18:14). Instead, Sennacherib sends an army to Jerusalem to pressure Hezekiah to surrender. The Tartan and Rab-saris were military officers. The Rabshakeh, or “chief cupbearer,” would have accompanied the emperor as a personal attendant. His presence in this group is due to his linguistic abilities (vv. 2 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 18:26). The conduit of the upper pool was just outside the city wall. It is the place where Isaiah had earlier encouraged Ahaz to have faith (Isaiah 7:1).

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