departed. There is no mention of the capture of Jerusalem in Sennacherib's inscription. This omission is more remarkable than what Sennacherib says. Had he taken Jerusalem, the omission would be unaccountable. Compare 2 Chronicles 32:21 and Psalms 129:4; Psalms 129:5.
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) to greatly emphasize the fact of his defeat.