World English Bible
"But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him.""
— Isaiah 36:21, World English Bible
“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. ”
“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.”
“But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, "Yahweh will deliver us." Have any of the gods of the nations delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria?
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
Who are they among all the gods of these countries that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'"
But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him."
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.