# the chief commander

"the official from Assyria in charge under the king"

# found the king of Assyria fighting

"discovered that the Assyrian army was fighting"

# Libnah ... Lachish

The names of cities in the kingdom of Judah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Sennacherib ... Tirhakah

These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# had mobilized to fight against him

"had prepared his army to fight against Assyria"

# so he sent

"so Sennacherib sent"

# a message

This message was written in a letter.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ethiopia]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger]]