And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah. ] Than what is here recorded, as may be read in ( 2 Kings 18:1-19:37 ) , and ( Isaiah 36:1-22 ) .
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Were the gods of these nations able to rescue their people from my control? My predecessors claimed and destroyed those nations. Is your God able to rescue you from my control?
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Don't let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this. Don't believe him. No god of any nation or kingdom could save his people from me or my ancestors. Certainly, your God will not rescue you from me!"
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Sennacherib's officers said more against the LORD God and his servant Hezekiah.
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Sennacherib wrote letters cursing the LORD God of Israel. These letters said, "As the gods of the nations in other countries couldn't rescue their people from me, Hezekiah's God cannot rescue his people from me."
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Sennacherib's officers shouted loudly in the Judean language to the troops who were on the wall of Jerusalem. They tried to frighten and terrify the troops so that they could capture the city.