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For the whole house of
Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from
Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
The whole house of
Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from
Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.
Then
Jehu came
forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this
mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
When
Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this
madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their
babble,” he replied.
But king
Joram was returned to be
healed in
Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with
Hazael king of Syria.) And
Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go
forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in
Jezreel.
but King
Joram had returned to
Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against
Hazael their king.) So
Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let
anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in
Jezreel.”
And the
watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of
Jehu the son of Nimshi;
for he driveth
furiously.
Again the
watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the
charioteer is driving like
Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a
madman!”
Then said
Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of
Naboth the Jezreelite:
for remember how that, when I and thou
rode together after
Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
And
Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “
Pick him up and throw him into the field of
Naboth the Jezreelite.
For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father
Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this
cursed woman, and
bury her:
for she is a king’s daughter.
Then
Jehu went in and
ate and
drank. “Take care of this
cursed woman,” he said, “and
bury her,
for she was the daughter of a king.”
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you
chariots and horses, a
fenced city also, and armour;
“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have
chariots and horses, a
fortified city and
weaponry,
Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”
Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of
Ahab:
for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant
Elijah.
Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of
Ahab will fail,
for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant
Elijah.”
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and
slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and
forty men; neither left he any of them.
Then
Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-
eked—
forty-two men. He
spared none of them.
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal
for the LORD. So they made him
ride in his
chariot.
saying, “Come with me and see my zeal
for the LORD!” So he had him
ride in his
chariot.
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of
Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting:
for I have a great sacrifice to do to
Baal;
whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But
Jehu did it in
subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of
Baal.
Now, therefore,
summon to me all the prophets of
Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing,
for I have a great sacrifice
for Baal.
Whoever is missing will not live.” But
Jehu was acting
deceptively in order to destroy the servants of
Baal.
And
Jehu said to the keeper of the
wardrobe, “Bring out garments
for all the servants of
Baal.” So he brought out garments
for them.
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings,
Jehu appointed
fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be
for the life of him.
And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now
Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and
warned them, “If
anyone allows one of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape, he will
forfeit his life
for theirs.”
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that
Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and
slay them; let none come
forth. And they
smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of
Baal.
When he had finished making the burnt offering,
Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let
anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of
Baal.
And they brought
forth the images out of the house of
Baal, and burned them.
They brought out the sacred
pillar of the temple of
Baal and burned it.
But
Jehu took no
heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart:
for he departed not from the sins of
Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
Yet
Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that
Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
Now the rest of the acts of
Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As
for the rest of the acts of
Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And he was with her
hid in the house of the LORD six years. And
Athaliah did reign over the land.
And
Joash remained hidden with his
nurse in the house of the LORD
for six years while
Athaliah ruled the land.
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and
fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.
And he brought
forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and
anointed him; and they
clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They
anointed him, and the people
clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.
And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword
anyone who follows her.”
For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
And all the people of the land went into the house of
Baal, and
brake it down; his altars and his images
brake they in pieces thoroughly, and
slew Mattan the priest of
Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
So all the people of the land went to the temple of
Baal and
tore it down. They
smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of
Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards
for the house of the LORD.
In the seventh year of
Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and
forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-
sheba.
In the seventh year of
Jehu,
Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from
Beersheba.
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
So King
Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your
constituency, but hand it over
for the repair of the temple.”
And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to
buy timber and
hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and
for all that was laid out
for the house to repair it.
masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.
Howbeit there were not made
for the house of the LORD
bowls of silver,
snuffers, basons,
trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:
However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used
for making silver basins,
wick trimmers,
sprinkling bowls,
trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver
for the house of the LORD.
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with
integrity.
And the rest of the acts of
Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As
for the rest of the acts of
Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
And the servants of
Joash rose up and
formed a
conspiracy and killed him at Beth-
millo, on the road down to Silla.
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants,
smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and
Amaziah his son reigned in his
stead.
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son
Amaziah reigned in his place.
Then
Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD
listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of
Aram had inflicted on Israel.
Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As
for the rest of the acts of
Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And the rest of the acts of
Joash, and all that he did, and his might
wherewith he fought against
Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As
for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against
Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then
Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The
arrow of the LORD’S
deliverance, and the
arrow of
deliverance from Syria:
for thou shalt
smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
“Open the east window,” said
Elisha. So he opened it and
Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And
Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s
arrow of victory, the
arrow of victory over
Aram,
for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”
But the children of the murderers he
slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death
for the children, nor the children be put to death
for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death
for his own sin.
Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
Thou hast indeed
smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and
tarry at home:
for why shouldest thou
meddle to thy
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
You have indeed defeated
Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you
stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with
Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As
for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he
waged war against
Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And
Amaziah the son of
Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
Amaziah son of
Joash king of Judah lived
for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz king of Israel.
And the rest of the acts of
Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As
for the rest of the acts of
Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
In the
fifteenth year of the reign of
Amaziah son of
Joash over Judah,
Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria
forty-one years.
For the LORD saw the
affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter:
for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper
for Israel.
For the LORD saw that the
affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
Now the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he
warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and
Hamath, which belonged to Judah,
for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As
for the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he
waged war and recovered both Damascus and
Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And the rest of the acts of
Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As
for the rest of the acts of
Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
As
for the rest of the acts of
Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and
smote Shallum the son of
Jabesh in Samaria, and
slew him, and reigned in his
stead.
Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of
Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his
conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
As
for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the
conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered
Elath to Syria, and
drave the Jews from
Elath: and the Syrians came to
Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
At that time Rezin king of
Aram recovered
Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into
Elath, where they live to this day.
And
Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it
for a present to the king of Assyria.
Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the
treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
And the king of Assyria
hearkened unto him:
for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it
captive to Kir, and
slew Rezin.
So the king of Assyria
responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as
captives and put Rezin to death.
And king
Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king
Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the
workmanship thereof.
Then King
Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King
Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans
for its construction.
And he brought also the
brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the
forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.
He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.
And king
Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and
sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the
brasen altar shall be
for me to
enquire by.
Then King
Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land.
Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”
And the
covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD
for the king of Assyria.
And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath
canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
Now the rest of the acts of
Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As
for the rest of the acts of
Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
And the king of Assyria found
conspiracy in Hoshea:
for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had
conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
For so it was, that the children of Israel had
sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
All this happened because the people of Israel had
sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the
watchmen to the
fenced city.
The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From
watchtower to
fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
For they served idols,
whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”
And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them
molten images, even two
calves, and made a
grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served
Baal.
They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made
for themselves two cast idols of
calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served
Baal.
For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made
Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and
Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
When the LORD had
torn Israel away from the house of David, they made
Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and
Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of
Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
The Israelites
persisted in all the sins that
Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.
So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.
Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow
yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.
And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote
for you, ye shall observe to do
for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.
And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not
forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
Do not
forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
He removed the high places, and
brake the images, and cut down the groves, and
brake in pieces the
brasen serpent that Moses had made:
for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it
Nehushtan.
He removed the high places,
shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also
demolished the bronze
snake called
Nehushtan that Moses had made,
for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
For he
clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.
And the LORD was with him; and he
prospered whithersoever he went
forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
And the LORD was with
Hezekiah, and he
prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
He
smote the Philistines, even unto
Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the
watchmen to the
fenced city.
He defeated the Philistines as far as
Gaza and its borders, from
watchtower to
fortified city.
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah the son of
Asaph the recorder.
Then they called
for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace
administrator, Shebnah the
scribe, and Joah son of
Asaph the recorder, went out to them.
Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength
for the war. Now on whom
dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
You claim to have a
strategy and strength
for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
How then
wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt
for chariots and
for horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt
for chariots and
horsemen?
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto
Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the
Syrian language;
for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the
Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in
Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
Thus saith the king, Let not
Hezekiah deceive you:
for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
This is what the king says: Do not let
Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.
Hearken not to
Hezekiah:
for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his
cistern:
Do not
listen to
Hezekiah,
for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own
cistern,
Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and
hearken not unto
Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not
listen to
Hezekiah,
for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people remained silent and did not answer a word,
for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
And they said unto him, Thus saith
Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of
rebuke, and
blasphemy:
for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring
forth.
to tell him, “This is what
Hezekiah says:
Today is a day of distress,
rebuke, and disgrace;
for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of
Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer
for the
remnant that are left.
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the
Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to
defy the living God, and He will
rebuke him
for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer
for the
remnant that still survives.”
So
Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria
warring against
Libnah:
for he had heard that he was departed from
Lachish.
When the
Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left
Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against
Libnah.
And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
By the messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my
chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of
Lebanon, and will cut down the tall
cedar trees thereof, and the choice
fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the
forest of his
Carmel.
Through your servants you have
taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many
chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of
Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its
cypresses. I have reached its
farthest outposts, the densest of its
forests.
I have
digged and
drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
I have
dug wells and
drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have
formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste
fenced cities into
ruinous heaps.
Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I
planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should
crush fortified cities into piles of
rubble.
For out of Jerusalem shall go
forth a
remnant, and they that escape out of mount
Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
For a
remnant will go
forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount
Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will
accomplish this.
For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”