when the armyof the kingof Babylonwas fightingagainstJerusalemand againstallthe remainingcitiesof Judah,[that is], Lachishand Azekah,for they [alone] remainedas fortifiedcitiesamong the citiesof Judah.
They conspiredagainsthim in Jerusalem,and he fledto Lachish;but they sentafterhim to Lachishand killedhim there.
Then Rabshakehreturnedand foundthe kingof AssyriafightingagainstLibnah,for he had heardthat the king had leftLachish.
Moreover, he builtcitiesin the hillcountryof Judah,and he builtfortressesand towerson the wooded[hills].
And the kingof AssyriasentRabshakehfrom Lachishto Jerusalemto KingHezekiahwith a largearmy.And he stoodby the conduitof the upperpoolon the highwayof the fuller'sfield.
"Then the citiesof Judahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalemwill goand cryto the godsto whomthey burnincense,but they surelywill not savethem in the timeof their disaster.
The wordwhichcameto Jeremiahfrom the LORD,when Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonand allhis army,with allthe kingdomsof the earththat were under his dominionand allthe peoples,were fightingagainstJerusalemand againstallits cities,saying,
Declarein Judahand proclaimin Jerusalem,and say,"Blowthe trumpetin the land;Cryaloudand say,Assembleyourselves, and let us goInto the fortifiedcities.'
Whyare we sittingstill?Assembleyourselves, and let us gointo the fortifiedcitiesAnd let us perishthere,Becausethe LORDour Godhas doomedus And givenus poisonedwaterto drink,For we have sinnedagainst the LORD.
Harnessthe chariotto the team of horses,O inhabitantof Lachish--She was the beginningof sinTo the daughterof Zion--Becausein you were foundThe rebelliousactsof Israel.
"It shall besiegeyou in allyour townsuntilyour highand fortifiedwallsin whichyou trustedcomedownthroughoutyour land,and it shall besiegeyou in allyour townsthroughoutyour landwhichthe LORDyour Godhas givenyou.
Therefore Adoni-zedekkingof Jerusalemsent[word] to Hohamkingof Hebronand to Piramkingof Jarmuthand to Japhiakingof Lachishand to Debirkingof Eglon,saying,
So the fivekingsof the Amorites,the kingof Jerusalem,the kingof Hebron,the kingof Jarmuth,the kingof Lachish,[and] the kingof Eglon,gatheredtogether and wentup, they with alltheir armies,and campedby Gibeonand foughtagainstit.
the kingof Jarmuth,one;the kingof Lachish,one;
Jarmuthand Adullam,Socohand Azekah,
Lachishand Bozkathand Eglon,
