2 Kings 18:29

29 The king says you should not let Hezekiah fool you, because he can't save you from my power.

2 Kings 18:29 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:29

(See Gill on 2 Kings 18:17)

2 Kings 18:29 In-Context

27 "No," the commander said, "my master did not send me to tell these things only to you and your king. He sent me to speak also to those people sitting on the wall who will have to eat their own dung and drink their own urine like you."

28 Then the commander stood and shouted loudly in the Hebrew language, "Listen to what the great king, the king of Assyria, says!

29 The king says you should not let Hezekiah fool you, because he can't save you from my power.

30 Don't let Hezekiah talk you into trusting the Lord by saying, 'The Lord will surely save us. This city won't be handed over to the king of Assyria.'

31 "Don't listen to Hezekiah. The king of Assyria says, 'Make peace with me, and come out of the city to me. Then everyone will be free to eat the fruit from his own grapevine and fig tree and to drink water from his own well.