How then can you repulse even one of the least of my master's officers, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?' — the challenge concludes by mocking the notion that Judea could repel even a minor Assyrian official, much less the entire army. The reference to relying 'on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen' returns to the Egyptian alliance critique: even with Egyptian support, Judah's military capacity is inadequate for resistance. The Rab-shakeh systematizes the arguments: Judea is militarily inferior, Egyptian support is unreliable, and theological reform has alienated the population.

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