2 Kings 18:28

28 The Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew.^[a] Then he spoke: "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 18:28 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:28

(See Gill on 2 Kings 18:17)

2 Kings 18:28 In-Context

26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand [it] . Don't speak with us in Hebrew within earshot of the people on the wall."

27 But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to speak these words? Hasn't [he] also [sent me] to the men who sit on the wall, [destined] with you to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?"

28 The Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew. Then he spoke: "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.

29 This is what the king says: 'Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; he can't deliver you from my hand.

30 Don't let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord by saying: Certainly the Lord will deliver us! This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.'

Footnotes

• [a] Lit Judahite