Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 18:36
36But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
2 Kings 18:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
- New International Version (NIV)But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”
Context of 2 Kings 18:36
34Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? 35Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.” 37Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
Read all of 2 Kings 182 Kings 18:36 word by word
וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ הָעָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
- But the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- remained silentחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
- and did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- a wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- forכִּיkîy · forH3588
- ·מֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- ·הוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- ·אָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- had commandedמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
Cross-references for 2 Kings 18:36
- Psalms 38:13But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
- Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
- Proverbs 9:7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
- Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
- Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
- Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 18:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Answer him not - The blasphemy is too barefaced; Jehovah is insulted, not you; let him avenge his own quarrel. See the succeeding chapter, 2 Kings 19 (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-37Verses 17-37 Rabshakeh tries to convince the Jews, that it was to no purpose for them to stand it out. What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? It were well if sinners would submit to the force of this argument, in seeking peace with God. It is, therefore, our wisdom to yield to him, because it is in vain to contend with him: what confidence is that which those trust in who stand out against him? A great deal of art there is in this speech of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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