2 Kings 18:36

36 The people kept quiet, just as King Hezekiah had told them to; they did not say a word.

2 Kings 18:36 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:36

(See Gill on 2 Kings 18:17)

2 Kings 18:36 In-Context

34 Where are they now, the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did anyone save Samaria?

35 When did any of the gods of all these countries ever save their country from our emperor? Then what makes you think the Lord can save Jerusalem?"

36 The people kept quiet, just as King Hezekiah had told them to; they did not say a word.

37 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah tore their clothes in grief, and went and reported to the king what the Assyrian official had said.