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So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.

And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.

And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.

And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.

And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

For that he had turned the counsel of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the Lord God of Israel.

Those are the ten tribes, which were carried away prisoners out of their own land in the time of Osea the king, whom Salmanasar the king of Assyria led away captive, and he carried them over the waters, and so came they into another land.

they should carry his bones with them when they went forth from the land of Egypt. And he made them swear regarding his bones, for he knew that the Egyptians would not again bring forth and bury him in the land of Canaan, for Makamaron, king of Canaan, while dwelling in the land of Assyria, fought in the valley with the king of Egypt and slew him there, and pursued after the

And it came to pass when Alagar Zagâr, king of Assyria, had come and captured Samaria and taken the nine (and a half) tribes captive, and led them away to the mountains of the Medes and the rivers of Tâzôn;

There was a Vizier in the days of King Sennacherib, son of Sarhadum, King of Assyria and Nineveh, a wise man named Haiqar, and he was Vizier of the king Sennacherib.

'Peace and health and might and honour from Sennacherib king of Assyria and Nineveh, and from his vizier and his secretary Haiqar unto thee, O great king! Let there be pence between thee and me.

And when this letter reaches thee, if thou wilt arise and go quickly to the plain of Nisrin, and to Assyria, and Nineveh, I will deliver up the kingdom to thee without war and without battle-array.'

If at the time of this letter reaching thee thou wilt arise and go to Assyria and Nineveh to the plain of Nisrin, I will deliver up to thee the kingdom without war and without fighting.'

I have been desiring to build a castle between the heaven and the earth, and I want thee to send me a wise, clever man from thyself to build it for me, and to answer me all my questions, and that I may have the taxes and the custom duties of Assyria for three years.'

From Sennacherib king of Assyria. and Nineveh to Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Then Haiqar went to his dwelling and on the morrow he appeared before Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said, 'O Haiqar, what news is there of the horse of thy lord? for when he neighs in the country of Assyria and Nineveh, and our mares hear his voice, they cast their young.'

And Pharaoh arose and sent heralds to proclaim in the streets of Egypt that not one of the people of Assyria or Nineveh should remain in the land of Egypt, but that they should go with Haiqar.

Then Haiqar went and took leave of king Pharaoh, and journeyed, seeking the land of Assyria and Nineveh; and he had some treasures and a great deal of wealth.

And Shalmanezzar king of Assyria came and led them away captive.

When, moreover, Hezekiah the king heard those things which the king of Assyria was devising, (i.e.) to come and seize him and destroy his people, the two and a half tribes which remained: nay, more he wished to overthrow Zion also: then Hezekiah trusted in his works, and had hope in his righteousness, and spoke with the Mighty One and said:

And of Assyria and Babylon,

And of Assyria and Babylon,

Phœnicia and destroy Assyria.

Of great heart, from. Assyria brought to light,

Unto the dark sea of Assyria

For he said, 'Surely he shall be a son to me'. Before his words Ahikar had become great and had been counsellor of all Assyria

and bearer of the seal of Senacherib king of Assyria, and he said: I indeed had no sons and on my counsel

and words Senacherib king of Assyria used to (rely). Then Senacherib king of Assyria died and there arose

and words Senacherib king of Assyria used to (rely). Then Senacherib king of Assyria died and there arose

his son named Esarhaddon and became king in Assyria instead of Senacherib his father. At that time I said

king of Assyria?' Then I, Ahikar, took Nadin, as he was called, the son of my sister, and brought him up,

his courtiers. I brought him before Esarhaddon king of Assyria, and he told him whatever

he asked him. Then Esarhaddon king of Assyria loved him and said 'Long life be to Ahikar,

the wise scribe, counsellor of all Assyria, who set up as his son, when he had no son, the son of his sister.'

When the king of Assyria had thus spoken, I bowed down and made obeisance, I Ahikar, before Esarhaddon king of Assyria.

When the king of Assyria had thus spoken, I bowed down and made obeisance, I Ahikar, before Esarhaddon king of Assyria.

And in after days I, Ahikar, when I saw the face of Esarhaddon king of Assyria favourable, I answered

Behold, my son, Nadin by name, is full-grown. Let him take my place as scribe and counsellor of all Assyria, and let him

king of Assyria and said to me, 'So indeed it shall be. Your son shall be scribe and seal-bearer to me

whom I had brought up and set in the gate of the palace before Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, among

scribe and by his counsel and words all Assyria was (guided)." Then Esarhaddon

Then was Esarhaddon king of Assyria filled with rage and said,

and counsellor of all Assyria, why should he corrupt the land against us?' Then when

the king of Assyria had thus spoken, he appointed with him 2 other men to see how

was a righteous man and by whose counsel and words all Assyria was (guided)?

you shall live, Ahikar, father of all Assyria, by whose counsel king Senacherib and all the army of Assyria

you shall live, Ahikar, father of all Assyria, by whose counsel king Senacherib and all the army of Assyria

all the army of Assyria were (guided). Let us not kill him undeservedly. A slave, a eunuch of mine, I will give to you.

At that time it was reported in the country of Assyria, saying, 'Ahikar the scribe of Esarhaddon