, ▁Book ▁of ▁Chron icles ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁Isa iah . ▁▁ ▁" L ater , ▁when ▁S enn acher ib ▁king ▁of ▁Ass y ria ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁forces ▁were ▁lay ing ▁sie ge ▁to ▁L ach ish , ▁he ▁sent ▁his ▁officers ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁with ▁this ▁message ▁for ▁He zek iah ▁king ▁of ▁Jud ah ▁and ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Jud ah ▁who ▁were ▁there " -( II ▁Chron icles ▁ 3 2 : 9 ) ▁ ▁" Now ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass ▁in ▁the ▁four teenth ▁year ▁of ▁King ▁He zek iah ▁that ▁S enn acher ib ▁king ▁of ▁Ass y ria ▁came ▁up ▁against ▁all ▁the ▁fort ified ▁cities ▁of ▁Jud ah ▁and ▁took ▁them ." ▁- ▁( Is a iah ▁ 3 6 : 1 - 2 ) ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ann als , ▁S enn acher ib ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁destroyed ▁ 4 6 ▁fort ified ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁of ▁Jud ah ▁and ▁took ▁ 2 0 0 , 1 5 0 ▁capt ives , ▁although ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁capt ives ▁is ▁seen ▁today ▁widely ▁as ▁ex agger ation . ▁He ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁bes ie ged ▁King ▁He zek iah ▁of ▁the ▁Jud ah ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁" like ▁a ▁bird ▁in ▁a ▁c age ." ▁Grab be ▁and ▁other ▁sch ol ars ▁today ▁consider ▁the ▁city ▁p ict ured ▁on ▁the ▁L ach ish ▁relief ▁to ▁be ▁Jerusalem . ▁They ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁since ▁Jerusalem ▁was ▁not ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Ass y