2 Chronicles 32:9

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7 ^a“Be strong and courageous; ^bdo not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for ^cthere are more with us than with him.

8 With him is an ^aarm of flesh; but ^bwith us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

9 ^aAfter this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying,

10 ^a“Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: ‘In what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?

11 Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, ^a“The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria”?

12 ^aHas not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, “You shall worship before one altar and burn incense on ^bit”?

13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? ^aWere the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their lands out of my hand?

14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my ^ahand?

15 Now therefore, ^ado not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this, and do not believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’ ”

16 Furthermore, his servants spoke against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.

17 He also wrote letters to revile the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, ^a“As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my ^bhand.”

18 ^aThen they called out with a loud voice in¹ Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and trouble them, that they might take the city.

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American Standard Version
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

Amplified® Bible
And this Sennacherib king of Assyria, while he himself with all his forces was before Lachish, sent his servants to Jerusalem, to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,

Contemporary English Version
When Sennacherib and his troops were camped at the town of Lachish, he sent a message to Hezekiah and the people in Jerusalem. It said:

Darby English Version
After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he himself was before Lachish, and all his power with him), unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

Good News Bible
Some time later, while Sennacherib and his army were still at Lachish, he sent the following message to Hezekiah and the people of Judah who were with him in Jerusalem:

King James Version
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

New American Standard Bible
After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem while he {was} besieging Lachish with all his forces with him, against Hezekiah king of Judah and against all Judah who {were} at Jerusalem, saying,

New International Version
Later, when Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces were laying siege to Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah king of Judah and for all the people of Judah who were there:

New King James Version
After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem while he besieged Lachish with all his forces with him, against Hezekiah king of Judah and against all Judah who lived at Jerusalem, saying,

Revised Standard Version
After this Sennach'erib king of Assyria, who was besieging Lachish with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem to Hezeki'ah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah that were in Jerusalem, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
After this hath Sennacherib king of Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem -- and he `is' by Lachish, and all his power with him -- against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah, who `are' in Jerusalem, saying,

New English Translation
Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers¹ to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of² Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read:

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