Isaiah 36:1 meaning and explanation

In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.

Isaiah 36:1, Berean Standard Bible

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This opening verse sets the historical scene for the whole chapter. The narrator dates the crisis to Hezekiah's fourteenth year and reports that Sennacherib, king of Assyria, has taken every fortified city of Judah, leaving Jerusalem exposed.

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