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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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Now why did he come to Lachish and not straight to Jerusalem? In my view, he wanted to show an exemplary conquest. He wanted to show the people of the country what he can do, and what he can do to Jerusalem. And in my view, he decided to destroy this fortress of King Hezekiah, and then he send army to Jerusalem to negotiate with him, and to come to some agreement with him.
[Narrator] Despite its powerful fortifications, Lachish was defeated.
To avoid the same result in Jerusalem,
Judah paid a levy and became one of Assyria's vassal states.
But as is shown by the archaeological evidence,
THIS SUBMISSION to its powerful neighbor in the north LED -- PARADOXICALLY -- to an unprecedented ECONOMIC BOOM!
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