Isaiah 37:8
Good News Translation
The Assyrian official learned that the emperor had left Lachish and was fighting against the nearby city of Libnah; so he went there to consult him.

New Revised Standard Version
The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah; for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.

Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile the commander of the Assyrian forces heard that his king had left the town of Lachish and was now attacking Libnah. So he went there.

New American Bible
When the commander, on his return, heard that the king of Assyria had withdrawn from Lachish, he found him besieging Libnah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna. For he had heard that he was departed from Lachis.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna. For he had heard that he was departed from Lachis.

Rabshakeh

2 Kings 19:8,9 And Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachis. . . .

Numbers 33:20,21 And they departed from thence and came to Lebna. . . .

Libnah

Joshua 10:29,31-34 And he passed from Maceda with all Israel to Lebna, and fought against it: . . .

Joshua 21:13 He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof,

2 Kings 8:22 So Edom revolted from being under Juda, unto this day. Then Lobna also revolted at the same time.

2 Chronicles 21:10 However Edom revolted, from being under the dominion of Juda unto this day: at that time Lobna also revolted, from being under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord the God of his fathers.

Lachish

Joshua 12:11 The king of Jerimoth one, thee king of Lachis one,

Joshua 15:39 Lachis and Bascath and Eglon,

Context
Sennacherib's Blasphemous Letter
8And Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna. For he had heard that he was departed from Lachis.9And he heard say about Tharaca the king of Ethiopia: He is come forth to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Ezechias, saying:…
Cross References
Numbers 33:20
And they departed from thence and came to Lebna.

Joshua 10:29
And he passed from Maceda with all Israel to Lebna, and fought against it:

Joshua 10:31
From Lebna he passed unto Lachis, with all Israel: and investing it with his army, besieged it.

Joshua 10:32
And the Lord delivered Lachis into the hands of Israel, and he took it the following day, and put it to the sword, and every soul that was in it, as he had done to Lebna.

Jeremiah 52:1
Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremiah of Lobna.

Isaiah 37:7
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