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# General Information:
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Rabshakeh continues telling the message from the king of Assyria to King Hezekiah's men.
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# How could you resist even one captain of the least of my master's servants?
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He asks this question to emphasize that the army of Hezekiah does not have the resources to fight. He also uses exaggeration to mock Hezekiah's army. Alternate translation: Possible meanings are 1) "You could not defeat even one of the least of the king's soldiers." or 2) "You could not defeat a group of the king's soldiers commanded by his least important officer." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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