And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great (note: Heb. heavy) 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.
Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan (note: Hebrew Tartan is the title of a field marshal, general, or commander in the Assyrian military.), the Rabsaris (note: Hebrew Rabsaris is the title of the chief eunuch in the Assyrian military.), and the Rabshakeh (note: 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.), 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.