Verse 28

2 Kings 18:28

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28 Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria;

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹד֙ רַב שָׁקֵ֔ה וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א בְ/קוֹל גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר וַ/יֹּ֔אמֶר שִׁמְע֛וּ דְּבַר הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ הַ/גָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר

English Translation

And Rab Shakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in Judean and spoke and said, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria."

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Chapter 18 Context

1 Now in the third year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, became king... Focus ↗

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mot... Focus ↗

3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as David his father had done. Focus ↗

4 He had the high places taken away, and the stone pillars broken to bits, and the Asherah cut down; a... Focus ↗

5 He had faith in the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel; so that there was no one like him among all th... Focus ↗

6 For his heart was fixed on the Lord, not turning from his ways, and he did his orders which the Lord... Focus ↗

7 And the Lord was with him; he did well in all his undertakings: and he took up arms against the king... Focus ↗

8 He overcame the Philistines as far as Gaza and its limits, from the tower of the watchman to the wal... Focus ↗

9 Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of... Focus ↗

10 And at the end of three years they took it; in the sixth year of Hezekiah's rule, which was the nint... Focus ↗

11 And the king of Assyria took Israel away as prisoners into Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Hab... Focus ↗

12 Because they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord their God (Elohim), but went against his agre... Focus ↗

13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the w... Focus ↗

14 And Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent to Lachish, to the king of Assyria, saying, I have done wrong; giv... Focus ↗

15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the house of the Lord, and in the king's store-house. Focus ↗

16 And at that time Hezekiah had the gold from the doors of the Lord's house, and from the door-pillars... Focus ↗

17 Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusa... Focus ↗

18 And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the... Focus ↗

19 And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the kin... Focus ↗

20 You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looki... Focus ↗

21 See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand i... Focus ↗

22 And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God (Elohim): is it not he, whose high places and... Focus ↗

23 And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses,... Focus ↗

24 How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt... Focus ↗

25 And have I now come up to send destruction on this place without the Lord's authority? It was the Lo... Focus ↗

26 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make u... Focus ↗

27 But the Rab-shakeh said to them, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say th... Focus ↗

28 Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words o...

29 This is what the king says: Do not be tricked by Hezekiah, for there is no salvation for you in him. Focus ↗

30 And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us... Focus ↗

31 Do not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come... Focus ↗

32 Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vi... Focus ↗

33 Has any one of the gods of the nations kept his land from falling into the hands of the king of Assy... Focus ↗

34 Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena and Ivvah? have... Focus ↗

35 Who among all the gods of these countries have kept their country from falling into my hands, to giv... Focus ↗

36 But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer. Focus ↗

37 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son o... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 18 (37 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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