Verse 19

2 Kings 18:19

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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19 And Rabsaces said to them: Speak to Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence, wherein thou trustest?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶם֙ רַב שָׁקֵ֔ה אִמְרוּ נָ֖א אֶל חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כֹּֽה אָמַ֞ר הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ הַ/גָּדוֹל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר מָ֧ה הַ/בִּטָּח֛וֹן הַ/זֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּטָֽחְתָּ

English Translation

And he said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What is this trust that you have trusted?'"

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Chapter 18 Context

1 In the third year of Osee the son of Ela king of Israel, reigned m Ezechias the son of Achaz king of... Focus ↗

2 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jer... Focus ↗

3 And he did that which was good before the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. Focus ↗

4 He destroyed the n high places, and broke the statues in pieces, and cut down the groves, and broke... Focus ↗

5 He trusted in the Lord the God (Elohim) of Israel: so that after him there was none like him among a... Focus ↗

6 And he stuck to the Lord, and departed not from his steps, but kept his commandments, which the Lord... Focus ↗

7 Wherefore the Lord also was with him, and in all things, to which he went forth, he behaved himself... Focus ↗

8 He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to th... Focus ↗

9 In the fourth year of king Ezechias, which was the seventh year of Osee the son of Ela king of Israe... Focus ↗

10 And took it. For after three years, in the sixth year of Ezechias, that is, in the ninth year of Ose... Focus ↗

11 And the king of the Assyrians carried away Israel into Assyria, and placed them in Hale, and in Habo... Focus ↗

12 Because they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord their God (Elohim), but transgressed his covenan... Focus ↗

13 In the fourteenth year of king Ezechias, Sennacherib king of the Assyrians came up against the fence... Focus ↗

14 Then Ezechias king of Juda sent messengers to the king of the Assyrians to Lachis, saying: I have of... Focus ↗

15 And Ezechias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the king's treasure... Focus ↗

16 At that time Ezechias broke the doors of the temple of the Lord, and the plates of gold which he had... Focus ↗

17 And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan and Rabsaris, and Rabsaces from Lachis to king Ezechias... Focus ↗

18 And they called for the king: and there went out to them Eliacim the son of Helcias who was over the... Focus ↗

19 And Rabsaces said to them: Speak to Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians:...

20 Perhaps thou hast taken counsel, to prepare thyself for battle. On whom dost thou trust, that thou d... Focus ↗

21 Dost thou trust in Egypt a staff of a broken reed, upon which if a man lean, it will break and go in... Focus ↗

22 But if you say to me: We trust in the Lord our God (Elohim): is it not he, whose high places and alt... Focus ↗

23 Now therefore come over to my master the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand hor... Focus ↗

24 And how can you stand against one lord of the least of my master's servants? Dost thou trust in Egyp... Focus ↗

25 Is it without the will of the Lord that I am come up to this place to destroy it? The Lord said to m... Focus ↗

26 Then Eliacim the son of Helcias, and Sobna, and Joahe said to Rabsaces: We pray thee speak to us thy... Focus ↗

27 And Rabsaces answered them, saying: Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee, to speak these... Focus ↗

28 Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said: Hear the words... Focus ↗

29 Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my... Focus ↗

30 Neither let him make you trust in the Lord, saying: The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city s... Focus ↗

31 Do not hearken to Ezechias. For thus saith the king of the Assyrians: Do with me that which is for y... Focus ↗

32 Till I come, and take you away to a land, like to your own land, a fruitful land, and plentiful in w... Focus ↗

33 Have any of the gods of the nations delivered their land from the hand of the king of Assyria? Focus ↗

34 Where is the god of Emath, end of Arphad? where is the god of Sepharvaim, of Ana, and of Ava? have t... Focus ↗

35 Who are they among all the gods of the nations, that have delivered their country out of my hand, th... Focus ↗

36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for they had received commandment from... Focus ↗

37 And Eliacim the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and Joahe the son of A... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 18 (37 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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