Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah.

拉伯沙基回去，正遇见亚述王攻打立拿；原来他早听见亚述王拔营离开拉吉。

亚述将军听见亚述王已拔营离开拉吉，就启程返回，正遇见亚述王去攻打立拿。

亚述将军听见亚述王已拔营离开拉吉，就启程返回，正遇见亚述王去攻打立拿。

亚述的将军听说亚述王已经离开拉吉，便回去见王，发现王在攻打立拿。

拉伯沙基回去的时候，正遇见亚述王攻打立拿；原来他早已听闻亚述王拔营离开了拉吉。

将军听到亚述王已拔营离开拉吉，就撤退了，与正在攻打立拿的亚述王会合。

拉伯沙基回去，正遇見亞述王攻打立拿；原來他早聽見亞述王拔營離開拉吉。

亞述將軍聽見亞述王已拔營離開拉吉，就啟程返回，正遇見亞述王去攻打立拿。

亞述將軍聽見亞述王已拔營離開拉吉，就啟程返回，正遇見亞述王去攻打立拿。

亞述的將軍聽說亞述王已經離開拉吉，便回去見王，發現王在攻打立拿。

拉伯沙基回去的時候，正遇見亞述王攻打立拿；原來他早已聽聞亞述王拔營離開了拉吉。

參謀長回去，正遇見亞述王在攻擊立拿；原來他早聽見亞述王已經拔營離開拉吉。

將軍聽到亞述王已拔營離開拉吉，就撤退了，與正在攻打立拿的亞述王會合。

拉伯沙基聞亞述王已去拉吉、遂返、遇其適攻立拿、

臘沙基聞亞述王已去拉吉、遂反斾、遇王攻立拿、

拉伯沙基聞亞述王已離拉吉、遂返、適遇亞述王攻立拿、

When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

The field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish. So the commander pulled his troops back from Jerusalem. He went to join the king. He found out that the king was fighting against Libnah.

The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.

When the royal spokesman heard that the king of Assyria had pulled out of Lachish, he left and found him fighting against Libnah.

Then Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.

Then the Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.

So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he returned and found him fighting against Libnah.

So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning.

So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

Then Joshua and the Israelites went to Libnah and attacked it.

Even so, Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. All this happened because Jehoram had abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors.

The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron( a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

The king of Jarmuth The king of Lachish

They left Rimmon perez and camped at Libnah.They left Libnah and camped at Rissah.

From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish and attacked it.Here again, the Lord gave them Lachish. Joshua took it on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah.During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived with his army to help defend the town. But Joshua’s men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors.Then Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon and attacked it.

So Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time.

Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah.Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message: