2 Kings 18:17 (KJV)

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And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great 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 uller’s field

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A.M. 3294. B.C. 710. the king. 2Ch 32:9 Isa 20:1 Isa 36:2

great. Heb. heavy. the conduit of the upper pool.If the Fuller's field were near En-Rogel, or the Fuller's fountain, east of Jerusalem, as is generally supposed, then the conduit of the upper pool may been an aqueduct that brought the water from the upper or eastern reservoir of that fountain, which had been seized in order to distress the city. 2Ki 20:20 Isa 7:3 Isa 22:9-11 Isa 36:2

Tartan.Calmet remarks, that these are not the names of persons, but of offices: {Tartan} signifies "he who presides over gifts or tribute;" {Rabsaris,} "the chief of the eunuchs;" and {Rabshakeh,} "the chief cup-bearer."

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