In B2, the prophet Isaiah says Yahweh will make Sennacherib withdraw (19:32-34) and then, in the next verse, Yahweh does so as his angel slays the Assyrian soldiers. In B1, however, Isaiah says Yahweh will make Sennacherib withdraw by having him hear a report or rumor (19:7)—both terms are acceptable translations.17 Then, two verses later, Sen-nacherib hears a report that “Tirhakah,” king of Kush, is approaching with an army to fight him.
