2 KINGS 19:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”
When the Rab-shakeh returned, he found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah; for he had heard that the king had left Lachish — the news of Sennacherib's departure from Lachish and movement toward Libnah (לִבְנָה, *Livnah*), another Judean city, suggests the Rab-shakeh's report occurred while Sennacherib was transitioning between siege locations. This verse provides the historical context for Isaiah's oracle: Sennacherib is not stationary but moving among Judean cities, indicating continued military activity. Yet the movement itself may indicate the beginning of the 'rumor' that will cause Sennacherib's withdrawal.
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