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Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of the reign of Ezekias, Sennacherim, king of the Assyrians, came up against the strong cities of Judea, and took them.
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Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of the reign of Ezekias, Sennacherim, king of the Assyrians, came up against the strong cities of Judea, and took them.
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And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabsaces out of Laches to Jerusalem to king Ezekias with a large force: and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the way of the fuller's field.
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And there went forth to him Heliakim the steward, the of Chelcias, and Somnas the scribe, and Joach the of Asaph, the recorder.
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And Rabsaces said to them, Say to Ezekias, Thus says the great king, the king of the Assyrians, Why art thou secure?
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Is war carried on with counsel and words of the lips? and now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.