2 Kings 18:36

36 But the people remained silent. They didn't say anything. That's because King Hezekiah had commanded, "Don't answer him."

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 the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they saved Samaria from my power?

35 "Which one of all of the gods of those countries has been able to save his land from me? So how can the LORD save Jerusalem from my power?"

36 But the people remained silent. They didn't say anything. That's because King Hezekiah had commanded, "Don't answer him."

37 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, went to Hezekiah. Eliakim was in charge of the palace. The secretary Shebna went with him. So did Joah, the son of Asaph. Joah kept the records. All of them went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. They told him what the field commander had said.