Hezekiah: King of Judah: Military Operations of

The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?

…and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks. …

After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.

In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.

On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.