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Sennacherib Besieges Lachish

Sennacherib Besieges Lachish



Here, Sennacherib (reigned 705–681 B.C.) sits on a throne outside Lachish in the kingdom of Judah, modern Tell ed-Duweir, Israel. He inspects the captives and spoil taken from the city. The cuneiform inscription reads, “Sennacherib, king of multitudes, king of Assyria, sits on a lofty throne and the spoil of the city of Lachish passes before him.” The original bas-relief of this image came from Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh and is now on display at the British Museum in London.
‎2 Kgs 18:13, 2 Kgs 19:16–36

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