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Siege of Lachish Relief

Siege of Lachish Relief (Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17 ): Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah —After the death of Solomon , the monarchy split under Rehoboam and Jeroboam ( 1 Kings 12 ) into the northern Kingdom of Israel (centered at Samaria ) and the southern Kingdom of Judah (ruled by the Davidic line in Jerusalem ).

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Lachish (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:33 .) Bozkath (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:39 , 2 Kgs 22:1 (identified with Lachish ).) Mizpeh 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish).) Joktheel 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Siege of Lachish Relief — Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ). Tel Lachish Archaeological Site — 3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish ( Tel Lachish )—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Chronicles 32:9 : "After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem , (but he himself laid siege against Lachish , and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah , and..."; 2 Chronicles 32:10 : "Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria , Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem ?"; 2 Kings 14:19 : "Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish ; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Chronicles 32 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 32 (33 verses)), Isaiah 36 ( Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)), 2 Kings 18 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 18 (37 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17

Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

Lachish
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:33 .

Interactive 3D Archaeological Tell • Joshua 10:31 & 2 Kings 18:14

3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish (Tel Lachish)—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).

2 Chronicles 32
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 32 (33 verses)

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah , and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jer... Mentions: Judah , Hezekiah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Assyria , Jerusalem , Millo , Lachish , Gihon 2 .

Interactive 3D Glazed Brick Relief • Daniel 4:30 & Daniel 7:4

Molded polychrome glazed brick relief panel of a striding roaring lion from the facade of King Nebuchadnezzar II's Throne Room and Processional Way in Babylon —symbolizing royal Babylonian power as echoed in Jeremiah 50:17 and Daniel 7:4 .

Isaiah 36
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Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them. And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by th... Mentions: Hezekiah, Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Joah , Assyria, Lachish , Jerusalem , Egypt , Hamath .

Interactive 3D Assyrian Palace Relief • Nahum 2:11–13 & Ezra 4:10

Masterpiece of Neo-Assyrian sculpted gypsum wall relief from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal (biblical Asenappar, Ezra 4:10 ) at Nineveh , vividly illustrating the royal lion imagery invoked by the prophet Nahum against Nineveh ('Where is the dwelling of the lions?', Nahum 2:11–13 ).

διακονία
diakonia
G1248 Greek
the office and work of a

the office and work of a. Primary meaning: the office and work of a. Strong's: attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate). Lexical nuances: the office and work of a διάκονος , service, ministry ;

2 Kings 18
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2 Kings • Chapter 18 (37 verses)

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel , that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . His mother's name also was Abi, the ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Ahaz , Judah , David , Jerusalem , Assyria , Gaza , Samaria , Halah .

Bozkath
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:39 , 2 Kgs 22:1 (identified with Lachish ).

Mizpeh 2
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish ).

נָחַם
naham
H5162 Hebrew
to comfort, relent, have compassion

to comfort, relent, have compassion. To sigh deeply, breathe with relief, comfort, relent, have compassion; God comforting His afflicted people ('Comfort, comfort My people', Isaiah 40:1).

2 Kings 19
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2 Kings • Chapter 19 (37 verses)

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .

Joktheel 1
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish ).

Dilean
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish ).

Ezekiel 4
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Ezekiel • Chapter 4 (17 verses)

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem : And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. Moreover... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 34
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Jeremiah • Chapter 34 (22 verses)

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem , and against all the cities thereof, saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Isr... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Judah , Babylon , Jerusalem , Lachish , Azekah , Egypt .

Libnah 1
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:29 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:39 , Josh 12:15 , Josh 15:42 (identified with Lachish ).

Isaiah 37
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Isaiah • Chapter 37 (38 verses)

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto ... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .

Isaiah 21
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Isaiah • Chapter 21 (17 verses)

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam : besiege, O Media ; all th... Mentions: Elam , Jacob/Israel , Media , Babylon , Dumah 1 , Seir .

Daniel
83% Old Testament
Old Testament • 12 Chapters

Daniel (Old Testament, 12 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Daniel, Azariah (or Uzziah ), Elam . Key places: Babylon , Jerusalem , Shinar , Dura , Elam , Ulai . Opens with: "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it...."

Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah
Connected via Tel Lachish Archaeological Site 83% Wiki Topic
Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After the death of Solomon , the monarchy split under Rehoboam and Jeroboam ( 1 Kings 12 ) into the northern Kingdom of Israel (centered at Samaria ) and the southern Kingdom of Judah (ruled by the Davidic line in Jerusalem ).

Joshua 10
Connected via Tel Lachish Archaeological Site 82% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 10 (43 verses)

Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel , and were among them; T... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Hebron , Japhia , Jerusalem , Jericho , Gibeon , Jarmuth 1 .

Jeremiah 39
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Jeremiah • Chapter 39 (18 verses)

In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah , in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem , and they besieged it. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah , in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. And all th... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Babylon , Jerusalem , Jericho , Riblah 1 , Hamath .

Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return
Connected via Lion Panel from Nebuchadnezzar II's Throne Room 80% Wiki Topic
Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

2 Kings 25
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2 Kings • Chapter 25 (30 verses)

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem , and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. And the city was besieged... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Solomon , Seraiah , Zephaniah , Judah , Babylon , Jerusalem , Jericho , Riblah 1 , Hamath .

Isaiah 29
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Isaiah • Chapter 29 (24 verses)

Woe to Ariel , to Ariel , the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with ... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Ariel, Zion , Lebanon .

Sennacherib's Prism (Taylor Prism)
Connected via 2 Chronicles 32 79% 3D Model
Interactive 3D Cuneiform Prism • 2 Kings 18–19 & Isaiah 36–37

Six-sided baked clay prism discovered at Nineveh inscribed with the annals of Assyrian King Sennacherib's 701 BC campaign against Judah , famously declaring that he shut up ' Hezekiah the Judahite within Jerusalem , his royal city, like a bird in a cage'—without claiming to capture the city ( 2 Kings 19:32–36 ).

1 Chronicles 20
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (8 verses)

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon , and came and besieged Rabbah . But David tarried at Jerusalem . And Joab smote Rabbah , and destroyed... Mentions: Ammon , David , Jair , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Rabbah, Jerusalem , Gezer .

2 Chronicles 11
Connected via Tel Lachish Archaeological Site 78% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 11 (23 verses)

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem , he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel , that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam . But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man... Mentions: Rehoboam, Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , Jerusalem , Etam 1 , Tekoa , Soco , Adullam .

2 Chronicles 25
Connected via Lachish 76% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 25 (28 verses)

Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem . And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. Now it came to pass, when the... Mentions: Amaziah , Moses , Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem, Ephraim , Seir , Samaria , Lebanon .

2 Kings 14
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2 Kings • Chapter 14 (29 verses)

In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah . He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem . And he did that wh... Mentions: Joash, Jehoahaz (or Johanan ), Jacob/Israel , Amaziah , Judah , Jerusalem, Edom , Sela , Joktheel 1 , Lebanon .

Laish
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Biblical Place • Dan • 33.249°N, 35.652°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 18:7 , Judg 18:14 , Judg 18:27 , Judg 18:29 (identified with Dan ).

Major & Minor Prophets of Israel
Connected via Royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal 72% Wiki Topic
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Micah 5
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Micah • Chapter 5 (15 verses)

Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah , yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that i... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Assyria , Nimrod .

Micah
71% Old Testament
Old Testament • 7 Chapters

Micah (Old Testament, 7 chapters). Key figures: Micah, Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth , Lachish . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Sa..."

Scripture Passages (24)

2 Chronicles 32:9 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 32 KJV

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem , (but he himself laid siege against Lachish , and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah , and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem , saying,

2 Chronicles 32:10 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 32 KJV

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria , Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem ?

Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem : and he fled to Lachish ; but they sent after him to Lachish , and slew him there.

Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem ; and he fled to Lachish : but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.

And Joshua passed from Libnah , and all Israel with him, unto Lachish , and encamped against it, and fought against it:

So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah : for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish .

And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon , and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish ; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brickkiln.

So Rab–shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah : for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish .

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

The king of Jarmuth , one; the king of Lachish , one;

And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.

O thou inhabitant of Lachish , bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion : for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

When the king of Babylon 's army fought against Jerusalem , and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish , and against Azekah : for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah .

And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.

And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish .

And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel , which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah .

Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem , and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem . And they went up and came to Jerusalem . And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.

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