# now he was ... with him
The word "now" is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the narrator tells background information about the location of Sennacherib and his army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])
# Lachish
This was a city in Judah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])