The baffled Rabshakeh returned to his master, whom he found at Libnah, for he had heard that he had broken up from Lachish.
We hear of another governor of Lachish, Yabni-el by name, but he probably held office before Zimrida.
In the south-west only, Lachish and Azeka offered opposition.
Lachish, a very ancient city, was captured by the Hebrews when they first came into Palestine.
Lachish was evidently a very strong city, and it is so depicted in the palace-tablets at Kouyunjik.
