Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Besieged but not Taken by Sennacherib

Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD. …