“How can you then turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants? And do you put your trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?”
His contempt is openly expressed. The cavalry position being what it was, how can they hope to turn away even the very lowest of the Assyrian captains? Or perhaps they are looking for cavalry and chariots from Egypt with which to do it? The impression given is, ‘what a hope!'