Verse 20

2 Kings 18:20

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20 If you tell me, ‘We're trusting in the Lord our God (Elohim),’ well didn't Hezekiah remove his high places and his altars, telling Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You have to worship at this altar in Jerusalem’?

Original Language Text

hebrew

אָמַ֨רְתָּ֙ אַךְ דְּבַר שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּ/גְבוּרָ֖ה לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ עַל מִ֣י בָטַ֔חְתָּ כִּ֥י מָרַ֖דְתָּ בִּֽ/י

English Translation

You said, "Only the word of lips is counsel and strength for battle; now on whom have you relied because you have revolted against me?"

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Chapter 18 Context

1 Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, became king of Judah in the third year of the reign of Hoshea, son of Elah, k... Focus ↗

2 He was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mothe... Focus ↗

3 He did what was right in the Lord's sight, following all that his forefather David had done. Focus ↗

4 He removed the high places, smashed the stone idols, and cut down the Asherah poles. He ground to pi... Focus ↗

5 Hezekiah put his trust in the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel. Among the kings of Judah there was n... Focus ↗

6 He stayed faithful to the Lord and did not give up following him. He kept the commandments that the... Focus ↗

7 The Lord was with him; he was successful in everything he did. He defied the king of Assyria and ref... Focus ↗

8 He defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and the surrounding area, from watchtower to fortifi... Focus ↗

9 In the fourth year of Hezekiah's reign, equivalent to the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea, son o... Focus ↗

10 The Assyrians conquered it after three years. This was during the sixth year of Hezekiah, equivalent... Focus ↗

11 The king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Ha... Focus ↗

12 This happened because they refused to listen to the Lord their God (Elohim) and broke his agreement—... Focus ↗

13 Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked and conquered all the fortified towns of Judah in the fourtee... Focus ↗

14 So Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent a message to the king of Assyria who was at Lachish, saying, “I've... Focus ↗

15 Even so, the king of Assyria sent his commander-in-chief, his head officer, and his army general, al... Focus ↗

16 They called for the king. Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, the palace manager, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah,... Focus ↗

17 The Assyrian army general said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assy... Focus ↗

18 You say you have a strategy and are ready for war, but these are empty words. Who are you relying on... Focus ↗

19 Now look! You're trusting in Egypt, a walking stick that's like a broken reed that will cut the hand... Focus ↗

20 If you tell me, ‘We're trusting in the Lord our God (Elohim),’ well didn't Hezekiah remove his high...

21 Why don't you accept a challenge from my master, the king of Assyria? He says, I'll give you two tho... Focus ↗

22 How could you defeat even a single officer in charge of the weakest of my master's men when you're t... Focus ↗

23 More than that—would I have come to attack this place without the Lord's encouragement? It was the L... Focus ↗

24 Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, together with Shebnah and Joah, said to the army general, “Please speak to... Focus ↗

25 But the army general replied, “Did my master only send me to say these things to your master and to... Focus ↗

26 Then the army general shouted out in Hebrew, “Listen to this from the great king, the king of Assyri... Focus ↗

27 This is what the king says: Don't let Hezekiah trick you! He can't save you from me! Focus ↗

28 Don't believe Hezekiah when he tells you to trust in the Lord, saying, ‘I'm certain the Lord will sa... Focus ↗

29 Don't listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king says: Make a peace treaty with me and surrender to m... Focus ↗

30 I will come and take you to a land that's like your own, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bre... Focus ↗

31 Have any of the gods of any nation ever saved their land from the power of the king of Assyria? Focus ↗

32 Where were the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where were the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Were th... Focus ↗

33 Which one of all the gods of these countries has saved their land from me? How then could the Lord s... Focus ↗

34 But the people remained silent and didn't say anything, for Hezekiah had given the order, “Don't ans... Focus ↗

35 Then Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, the palace manager, Shebna the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the rec... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 18 (35 verses)
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