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Raw Blame History

the king of Assyria mobilized his great army, sending Tartan and Rabsaris and the chief commander

Sennacherib sent a group of men from his army to Jerusalem to meet with King Hezekiah, including Tartan and Rabsaris.

Tartan ... Rabsaris

"the Tartan ... the Rabsaris" or "the leader of the soldier ... a court official"

the conduit of the upper pool

the channel where the water stored in the "upper pool" flows into the city of Jerusalem

stood by it

"and waited there for King Hezekiah to meet with them"