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BI 2Ki 18:17 ©

OET (OET-RV)No OET-RV 2KI 18:17 verse available

OET-LVand_sent the_king of_Assyria DOM [the]_commander_in_chief and_DOM [the]_Rab- saris and_DOM [the]_Rab- shaqeh from Lachish to the_king Ḩizqiyyāh in/on/at/with_army massive Yərūshālayim and_went_up and_they_came Yərūshālayim and_went_up and_they_came and_they_stood in/on/at/with_aqueduct the_pool the_upper which in/on/at/with_highway of_[the]_field of_[the]_washer.

UHBוַ⁠יִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר אֶת־תַּרְתָּ֥ן וְ⁠אֶת־רַב־סָרִ֣יס ׀ וְ⁠אֶת־רַב־שָׁקֵ֨ה מִן־לָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־הַ⁠מֶּ֧לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּ⁠חֵ֥יל כָּבֵ֖ד יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַֽ⁠יַּעֲלוּ֙ וַ⁠יָּבֹ֣אוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַ⁠יַּעֲל֣וּ וַ⁠יָּבֹ֗אוּ וַ⁠יַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ בִּ⁠תְעָלַת֙ הַ⁠בְּרֵכָ֣ה הָֽ⁠עֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר בִּ⁠מְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס׃ 
   (va⁠yyishəlaḩ melek-ʼashshūr ʼet-ttarttān və⁠ʼet-raⱱ-şāriyş və⁠ʼet-raⱱ-shāqēh min-lākiysh ʼel-ha⁠mmelek ḩizqiyyāhū bə⁠ḩēyl ⱪāⱱēd yərūshālāim va⁠yyaˊₐlū va⁠yyāⱱoʼū yərūshālaim va⁠yyaˊₐlū va⁠yyāⱱoʼū va⁠yyaˊamdū bi⁠təˊālat ha⁠bərēkāh hā⁠ˊelyōnāh ʼₐsher bi⁠məşillat sədēh kōⱱēş.)

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ULT And the king of Assyria sent the general and the chief eunuch and the chief commander from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a heavy army to Jerusalem. And they went up, and they came to Jerusalem. And they went up, and they came, and they stood by the conduit of the upper pool that was on the highway of the Field of the Fuller.

UST But the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from the city of Lachish to persuade King Hezekiah to surrender. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood alongside the aqueduct in which water flows from the upper pool into Jerusalem, near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.


BSB § Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan,[fn] the Rabsaris,[fn] and the Rabshakeh,[fn] along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.


18:17 Hebrew Tartan is the title of a field marshal, general, or commander in the Assyrian military.

18:17 Hebrew Rabsaris is the title of the chief eunuch in the Assyrian military.

18:17 Hebrew Rabshakeh is the title of a high-ranking Assyrian military officer; here and throughout chapters 18 and 19, as well as Isaiah 36 and 37.

OEBNo OEB 2KI book available

WEB The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

NET The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.

LSV And the king of Asshur sends Tartan, and the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the butlers, from Lachish, to King Hezekiah, with a heavy force, to Jerusalem, and they go up and come to Jerusalem, and they go up, and come in and stand by the conduit of the upper pool that [is] in the highway of the fuller’s field.

FBV Even so, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his head officer, and his army general,[fn] along with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They approached Jerusalem and made camp beside the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to where laundry is washed.


18:17 Literally, “Tartan, Rab-saris, and Rabshakeh.” However, they are Assyrian titles, not personal names.

T4T But the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish city to persuade King Hezekiah to surrender. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows from the upper pool into Jerusalem, near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.

LEB So the king of Assyria sent the commander in chief, the chief eunuch, and the chief advisor[fn] from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem with a heavy army. They went up and cameto Jerusalem, then they went up and came and stood at the aqueduct of the upper pool which is on the main road of the washer’s[fn] field.


?:? Traditionally “Rabshekah”

?:? Or “fuller’s”

BBE Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field.

MOFNo MOF 2KI book available

JPS And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto 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 fullers' field.

ASV And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto 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.

DRA And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan and Rabsaris, and Rabsaces from Lachis to king Ezechias with a strong army to Jerusalem: and they went up and came to Jerusalem, and they stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the way of the fuller’s field.

YLT And the king of Asshur sendeth Tartan, and the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the butlers, from Lachish, unto king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, to Jerusalem, and they go up and come in to Jerusalem, and they go up, and come in and stand by the conduit of the upper pool that [is] in the highway of the fuller's field.

DBY And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish, with a strong force, against king Hezekiah, to Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is on the highway of the fuller's field.

RV And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto 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.

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

KJB ¶ 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.[fn]
  (¶ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Yerusalem. And they went up and came to Yerusalem. 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.)


18.17 great: Heb. heavy

BB And the king of Assyria sent Tharthan, and Rabsaris, & Rabsakeh from Lachis, to king Hezekia with a great hoast against Hierusalem: And they went vp, and came to Hierusalem, and gat them vp and stoode by the conduite of the vpper poole, whiche is in the way of the fullers fielde.
  (And the king of Assyria sent Tharthan, and Rabsaris, and Rabsakeh from Lachis, to king Hezekia with a great hoast against Yerusalem: And they went up, and came to Yerusalem, and gat them up and stood by the conduite of the upper poole, which is in the way of the fullers field.)

GNV And the King of Asshur sent Tartan, and Rab-saris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great hoste against Ierusalem. And they went vp, and came to Ierusalem, and when they were come vp, they stood by the conduite of the vpper poole, which is by the path of the fullers fielde,
  (And the King of Asshur sent Tartan, and Rab-saris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great hoste against Yerusalem. And they went up, and came to Yerusalem, and when they were come up, they stood by the conduite of the upper poole, which is by the path of the fullers field, )

CB And the kynge of Assiria sent Thartan, and the chefe chamberlayne, & the chefe butler from Lachis to kynge Ezechias with a greate power vnto Ierusalem. And they wete vp: and whan they came there, they stode styll at the condyte by the ouer pole, which lyeth in the waye vpo the fullers londe,
  (And the king of Assiria sent Thartan, and the chief chamber/roomlayne, and the chief butler from Lachis to king Ezechias with a great power unto Yerusalem. And they went up: and when they came there, they stood still at the condyte by the over pole, which lyeth in the way upo the fullers land,)

WYC Forsothe the kyng of Assiriens sente Thercha and Rabsaces fro Lachis to kyng Ezechie, with strong hond to Jerusalem; and whanne thei hadden stied, thei camen to Jerusalem, and stoden bisidis the water cundijt of the hiyere cisterne, which is in the weie of the fullere, `ethir toukere.
  (Forsothe the king of Assiriens sent Thercha and Rabsaces from Lachis to king Ezechie, with strong hand to Yerusalem; and when they had stied, they came to Yerusalem, and stood beside the water cundijt of the hiyere cisterne, which is in the way of the fullere, `ethir toukere.)

LUT Und der König von Assyrien sandte Tharthan und den Erzkämmerer und den Rabsake von Lachis zum Könige Hiskia mit großer Macht gen Jerusalem; und sie zogen herauf. Und da sie hinkamen, hielten sie an der Wassergrube bei dem obern Teich, der da liegt an der Straße auf dem Acker des Walkmüllers.
  (And the king from Assyrien sandte Tharthan and the Erzkämmerer and the Rabsake from Lachis for_the kinge Hiskia with großer Macht gen Yerusalem; and they/she/them pulled herauf. And there they/she/them hinkamen, hielten they/she/them at the watergrube bei to_him obern Teich, the there liegt at the Straße on to_him Acker the Walkmüllers.)

CLV Misit autem rex Assyriorum Tharthan, et Rabsaris, et Rabsacen de Lachis ad regem Ezechiam cum manu valida Jerusalem: qui cum ascendissent, venerunt Jerusalem, et steterunt juxta aquæductum piscinæ superioris, quæ est in via Agrifullonis.[fn]
  (Misit however rex Assyriorum Tharthan, and Rabsaris, and Rabsacen about Lachis to regem Ezechiam when/with by_hand valida Yerusalem: who when/with ascendissent, venerunt Yerusalem, and steterunt yuxta aquæductum piscinæ superioris, which it_is in road Agrifullonis.)


18.17 Rabsacen. RAB. Quia Hebraice loquitur: filium Isaiæ putant qui proditor fuit cum Sobna; vel Samariten, et ideo Hebraicam linguam scivisse. Qui quasi quædam contraria fortitudo imitabatur prophetas sua arrogantia. Prophetæ dicunt: Hæc dicit Dominus. Iste dixit: Hæc dicit rex magnus, rex Assyriorum.


18.17 Rabsacen. RAB. Quia Hebraice loquitur: filium Isaiæ putant who proditor fuit when/with Sobna; or Samariten, and ideo Hebraicam linguam scivisse. Who as_if quædam contraria fortitudo imitabatur prophetas his_own arrogantia. Prophetæ dicunt: Hæc dicit Master. Iste dixit: Hæc dicit rex big, rex Assyriorum.

BRN And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan and Raphis and Rapsakes from Lachis to king Ezekias with a [fn]strong force against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the way of the fuller's field.


18:17 Gr. heavy.

BrLXX Καὶ ἀπέστειλε βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων τὸν Θανθὰν καὶ τὸν Ῥαφὶς καὶ τὸν Ῥαψάκην ἐκ Λαχὶς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Ἑζεκίαν ἐν δυνάμει βαρείᾳ ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ἀνέβησαν καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἔστησαν ἐν τῷ ὑδραγωγῷ τῆς κολυμβήθρας τῆς ἄνω, ἥ ἐστιν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ ἀγροῦ τοῦ γναφέως.
  (Kai apesteile basileus Assuriōn ton Thanthan kai ton Ɽafis kai ton Ɽapsakaʸn ek Laⱪis pros ton basilea Hezekian en dunamei bareia epi Hierousalaʸm; kai anebaʸsan kai aʸlthon eis Hierousalaʸm, kai estaʸsan en tōi hudragōgōi taʸs kolumbaʸthras taʸs anō, haʸ estin en taʸ hodōi tou agrou tou gnafeōs. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

18:17 sent . . . a huge army: In spite of Hezekiah’s lavish payment, Sennacherib had no intention of being sidetracked from invading Jerusalem.
• beside the aqueduct: The meeting place of the two delegations is believed to be a location on Jerusalem’s northwestern wall; this spot had also served as the meeting place between Isaiah and Ahaz (Isa 7:3-16).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) the king of Assyria mobilized his great army, sending Tartan and Rabsaris and the chief commander

(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent king Assyria DOM tartan and=DOM great//chief/captain סָרִיס and=DOM great//chief/captain שָׁקֵה from/more_than Lachish to/towards the=king Ḩizqiy\sup yāh\sup* in/on/at/with,army large Yərūshālayim and,went_up and=they_came Yerushalayim and,went_up and=they_came and=they_stood in/on/at/with,aqueduct the,pool the,upper which/who in/on/at/with,highway field fuller's )

Sennacherib sent a group of men from his army to Jerusalem to meet with King Hezekiah, including officials named Tartan and Rabsaris.

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Tartan … Rabsaris

(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent king Assyria DOM tartan and=DOM great//chief/captain סָרִיס and=DOM great//chief/captain שָׁקֵה from/more_than Lachish to/towards the=king Ḩizqiy\sup yāh\sup* in/on/at/with,army large Yərūshālayim and,went_up and=they_came Yerushalayim and,went_up and=they_came and=they_stood in/on/at/with,aqueduct the,pool the,upper which/who in/on/at/with,highway field fuller's )

Some Bibles translate these as proper names. Other versions of the Bible translate them as titles. Alternate translation: “the Tartan … the Rabsaris” or “the leader of the soldier … a court official”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Lachish

(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent king Assyria DOM tartan and=DOM great//chief/captain סָרִיס and=DOM great//chief/captain שָׁקֵה from/more_than Lachish to/towards the=king Ḩizqiy\sup yāh\sup* in/on/at/with,army large Yərūshālayim and,went_up and=they_came Yerushalayim and,went_up and=they_came and=they_stood in/on/at/with,aqueduct the,pool the,upper which/who in/on/at/with,highway field fuller's )

This is the name of a city.

(Occurrence 0) the conduit of the upper pool

(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent king Assyria DOM tartan and=DOM great//chief/captain סָרִיס and=DOM great//chief/captain שָׁקֵה from/more_than Lachish to/towards the=king Ḩizqiy\sup yāh\sup* in/on/at/with,army large Yərūshālayim and,went_up and=they_came Yerushalayim and,went_up and=they_came and=they_stood in/on/at/with,aqueduct the,pool the,upper which/who in/on/at/with,highway field fuller's )

the channel where the water stored in the “upper pool” flows into the city of Jerusalem

(Occurrence 0) stood by it

(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent king Assyria DOM tartan and=DOM great//chief/captain סָרִיס and=DOM great//chief/captain שָׁקֵה from/more_than Lachish to/towards the=king Ḩizqiy\sup yāh\sup* in/on/at/with,army large Yərūshālayim and,went_up and=they_came Yerushalayim and,went_up and=they_came and=they_stood in/on/at/with,aqueduct the,pool the,upper which/who in/on/at/with,highway field fuller's )

Alternate translation: “and waited there for King Hezekiah to meet with them”

BI 2Ki 18:17 ©