וְעַתָּה֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ (ס)
Und nun sagst du mir: Gehe, berichte deinem Herrn: Elija ist da. Da wird er mich erschlagen, [wenn er dich dann nicht finden sollte].
From David to Destruction
Sancheirev is loath to record his retreat and great loss in Jerusalem, and his omission of its conquest in his annals speaks volumes. Moreover, he decorated his palace in Nineveh with huge bas reliefs of his conquest of Judah’s second most prominent city, Lachish (as recorded in Melachim I 18:14). These bas reliefs are currently on display at the British Museum in London, and a replica is hung on the walls of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.278See the earlier chapter “Achaz and the Assyrians — Can We Find a Way to Excuse Him?” for a photograph of a portion of the reliefs.