2Ki 18:13-15 | TNotes | STEP | 18:13 The annals of King Sennacherib of Assyria describe this invasion during his third military campaign. He advanced swiftly down the Mediterranean coast through the Phoenician cities and into Philistine territory, then turned inland.

c18:15-16►

d2 Chr 16:1-9►

‏ 2 Kings 18:13-15

18:13 ^a The annals of King Sennacherib of Assyria describe this invasion during his third military campaign. He advanced swiftly down the Mediterranean coast through the Phoenician cities and into Philistine territory, then turned inland.
18:14 ^b Lachish lay southwest of Jerusalem, not far from the Philistine border.

• I have done wrong (literally I have sinned). Hezekiah’s message to Sennacherib was in well-chosen diplomatic language.

• Sennacherib claimed that in addition to the eleven tons of silver and one ton of gold, he received from Hezekiah many jewels and rich treasures as well as Hezekiah’s own daughter, the women of his harem, and his male and female singers.
Summary for 2Kgs 18:15-16: 18:15-16 ^c Hezekiah paid a heavy price for refusing to pay tribute money to the king of Assyria. Now, to satisfy Sennacherib’s demands he emptied the silver and gold from the Temple and the palace treasury (cp. 2 Chr 16:1-9 ^d).