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he sent back this answer: "The Lord tells you not to let the Assyrians frighten you with their claims that he cannot save you.
7
The Lord will cause the emperor to hear a rumor that will make him go back to his own country, and the Lord will have him killed there."
8
The Assyrian official learned that the emperor had left Lachish and was fighting against the nearby city of Libnah; so he went there to consult him.
9
Word reached the Assyrians that the Egyptian army, led by King Tirhakah of Ethiopia, was coming to attack them. When the emperor heard this, he sent a letter to King Hezekiah of Judah
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.