2 Kings 18:17
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17 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff[a] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[b]
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Isaiah 20:1
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A Message about Egypt and Ethiopia
20 In the year when King Sargon of Assyria sent his commander in chief to capture the Philistine city of Ashdod,[a]
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- 20:1 Ashdod was captured by Assyria in 711 B.c.
Isaiah 7:3
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3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub[a] and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[b]
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2 Kings 20:20
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20 The rest of the events in Hezekiah’s reign, including the extent of his power and how he built a pool and dug a tunnel[a] to bring water into the city, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
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- 20:20 Hebrew watercourse.
Isaiah 36:2
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2 Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff[a] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[b]
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Isaiah 22:9-11
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9 You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem.[a]
You store up water in the lower pool.
10 You survey the houses and tear some down
for stone to strengthen the walls.
11 Between the city walls, you build a reservoir
for water from the old pool.
But you never ask for help from the One who did all this.
You never considered the One who planned this long ago.
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- 22:9 Hebrew the city of David.
2 Chronicles 32:9
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Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem
9 While King Sennacherib of Assyria was still besieging the town of Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city:
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