2 Kings 19:32

Into this city. — Or, unto this city. Sennacherib shall not come hither to make his intended attack.

Nor shoot an arrow there (at it). — In open assault.

Nor come before it with shield. — As a storming party advances to the walls under cover of their shields.

Nor cast a bank against it. — In regular siege. Comp. 2 Samuel 20:15; Habakkuk 1:10). The incidents of warfare here specified may be seen represented on the Assyrian sculptures from Khorsâbad and elsewhere.