5. When King Hezekiah’s servants got to Isaiah,
6. Isaiah said to them, "Say this to your master: The Lord says this: Don’t be afraid at the words you heard, which the officers of Assyria’s king have used to insult me.
7. I’m about to mislead him, so when he hears a rumor, he’ll go back to his own country. Then I’ll have him cut down by the sword in his own land."
8. The field commander heard that the Assyrian king had left Lachish. So he went back to the king and found him attacking Libnah.
9. Then the Assyrian king learned that Cush’s King Tirhakah was on his way to fight against him. So he sent messengers to Hezekiah again: