KJV ORIGINAL
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
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So Rabshakeh went back and found the king of Assyria fighting against the city of Libnah, because he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Rabshakeh returning to find his king had moved his military campaign from one city to another nearby city.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the Assyrian invasion of Judah around 701 BC, when King Sennacherib was systematically conquering cities in the region. Rabshakeh was Sennacherib's chief military officer who had been sent to demand Jerusalem's surrender, and he returned to find his king had moved his forces from the conquered city of Lachish to attack Libnah, another fortified city in Judah.
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