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I'm going to put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own country. I'll have him assassinated in his own country.'"
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The field commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah. He had heard that the king left Lachish.
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Now, Sennacherib heard that King Tirhakah of Sudan was coming to fight him. Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
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"Tell King Hezekiah of Judah, 'Don't let the god whom you trust deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be put under the control of the king of Assyria.
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You heard what the kings of Assyria did to all countries, how they totally destroyed them. Will you be rescued?