9 After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria, while he was at Lachish [besieging it] with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem, to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,

10 "Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, 'In what do you trust that you are remaining in Jerusalem under siege?

11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you in order to let you die by famine and thirst, while saying, "The LORD our God will rescue us from the hand of the king of Assyria?"