Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rab-shakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they arrived, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, on the road to the Fuller's Field — despite Hezekiah's payment of enormous tribute, Sennacherib dispatches military envoys with a great army to Jerusalem. The military positions represent strategic locations controlling Jerusalem's water supply and northern approaches. The continuation of the siege despite tribute payment suggests Sennacherib's intention to capture Jerusalem regardless of financial concessions. The Rab-shakeh emerges as the primary speaker in the next verses.

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