The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Ninevah from sea to sea; a thousand miles on horseback .. . , and topay an enormous tribute in gold and silver and thechief treasures of his palace. The terms of the capitulation are recorded in theBible and in the Assyrian annals, w^hich records ao-reein a most remarkable manner. In the Second Book ofKings it is said: Now in the fourteenth year of king 308 THRONES AND PALACES OF Hezekiah did Seimacherib king of Assyria come upagainst all the fenced cities of Judab, and took Hezekiali king of Judah sent to the king of As-syria to Lachish, saying,
The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Ninevah from sea to sea; a thousand miles on horseback .. . , and topay an enormous tribute in gold and silver and thechief treasures of his palace. The terms of the capitulation are recorded in theBible and in the Assyrian annals, w^hich records ao-reein a most remarkable manner. In the Second Book ofKings it is said: Now in the fourteenth year of king 308 THRONES AND PALACES OF Hezekiah did Seimacherib king of Assyria come upagainst all the fenced cities of Judab, and took Hezekiali king of Judah sent to the king of As-syria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return fromme: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. Andthe king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king ofJudah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talentsof gold. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver thatwas found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuresof the kings house. At that time did Hezekiah cut ojffthe gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, andfrom the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah hadoverlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. 5U-.
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