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Judah Kneeling Before King Sennacherib

On the Assyrian Lachish Relief, the scene is carved with chilling clarity: the leaders of Judah kneel before King Sennacherib, their hands raised in submission. Above the Assyrian monarch, the inscription is written in cuneiform script, identifying the moment for all time—there is no ambiguity about who kneels before the king. The captives are not anonymous; they are the people of Judah, defeated and recorded in stone by their conqueror.