King James Version with Apocrypha
"But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not."
— Isaiah 36:21, King James Version with Apocrypha
“But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”
“But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not. ”
“But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him."”
“They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.””
“And they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king had commanded, saying: Answer him not.”
“But they kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.”
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The Lord will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.