Catholic Public Domain Version
"But the people were silent, and they did not respond at all to him. For indeed, they had received an instruction from the king that they should not respond to him. "
— 2 Kings 18:36, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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 held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not. ”
“But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him."”
“The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.””
“But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for they had received commandment from the king that they should not answer him.”
“But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.”
“But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”
Have any of the gods of the nations freed their land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
Where is the god of Hamath, and of Arpad? Where is the god of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and of Avva? Have they freed Samaria from my hand?
Which ones among all the gods of the lands have rescued their region from my hand, so that the Lord would be able to rescue Jerusalem from my hand?”
But the people were silent, and they did not respond at all to him. For indeed, they had received an instruction from the king that they should not respond to him.
And Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the keeper of records, went to Hezekiah with their garments torn. And they reported to him the words of Rabshakeh.