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Compared to events in the history of the ancient Near East, the third campaign of Sennacherib, the second king of the Neo-Assyrian Sargonid Dynasty, to Ḥatti, the Western territories of the empire, is well documented. This chapter aims to point out the place of Sennacherib's campaign in the Chronicler's account of Hezekiah as a whole; to scrutinize the story of the Assyrian assault as it is presented in Chronicles in comparison with earlier biblical sources. One of the fundamental concepts in the Chronistic historiosophy is a consideration of war and times of conflict as divine punishment for certain transgression, with peaceful times as a divine reward for appropriate religious behavior. According to the Chronicler, if Sennacherib waged a war against Hezekiah, it meant that the latter had transgressed, and the military campaign should be considered as a punishment for his evil religious and social deeds. Keywords: Chronistic historiosophy; Neo-Assyrian Sargonid Dynasty; Sennacherib
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