V.1 Now it came to pass in the third 7969 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954 son 1121 of Elah 425 king 4428 of Israel, 3478 [that] Hezekiah 2396 the son 1121 of Ahaz 271 king 4428 of Judah 3063 began to reign. 4427-1

18:2 Twenty 6242 and five 2568 years 8141 old 1121 was he when he began to reign; 4427-2 and he reigned 4427-1 twenty 6242 and nine 8672 years 8141 in Jerusalem. 3389 His mother's 517 name 8034 also [was] Abi, 21 the daughter 1323 of Zachariah. 2148

18:3 And he did 6213-4 [that which was] right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD, 3068 according to all that David 1732 his father 1 did. 6213-1

18:4 He removed 5493-52 the high places, 1116 and brake 7665- 14 the images, 4676 and cut down 3772-1 the groves, 842 and brake in pieces 3807-14 the brasen 5178 serpent 5175 that Moses 4872 had made: 6213-1 for unto those days 3117 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did burn incense 6999-18 to it: and he called 7121-4 it Nehushtan. 5180

18:5 He trusted 982-1 in the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel; 3478 so that after 310 him was none like him among all the kings 4428 of Judah, 3063 nor [any] that were before 6440 him.

18:6 For he clave 1692-4 to the LORD, 3068 [and] departed 5493-1 not from following 310 him, but kept 8104-4 his commandments, 4687 which the LORD 3068 commanded 6680-14 Moses. 4872

18:7 And the LORD 3068 was with him; [and] he prospered 7919- 55 whithersoever he went forth: 3318-4 and he rebelled 4775-4 against the king 4428 of Assyria, 804 and served 5647-1 him not.

18:8 He smote 5221-52 the Philistines, 6430 [even] unto Gaza, 5804 and the borders 1366 thereof, from the tower 4026 of the watchmen 5341-6 to the fenced 4013 city. 5892

18:9 And it came to pass in the fourth 7243 year 8141 of king 4428 Hezekiah, 2396 which [was] the seventh 7637 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954 son 1121 of Elah 425 king 4428 of Israel, 3478 [that] Shalmaneser 8022 king 4428 of Assyria 804 came up 5927-1 against Samaria, 8111 and besieged 6696-4 it.

18:10 And at the end 7097 of three 7969 years 8141 they took 3920-4 it: [even] in the sixth 8337 year 8141 of Hezekiah, 2396 that [is] the ninth 8672 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954 king 4428 of Israel, 3478 Samaria 8111 was taken. 3920-8

18:11 And the king 4428 of Assyria 804 did carry away 1540-55 Israel 3478 unto Assyria, 804 and put 5148-55 them in Halah 2477 and in Habor 2249 [by] the river 5104 of Gozan, 1470 and in the cities 5892 of the Medes: 4074

18:12 Because they obeyed 8085-1 not the voice 6963 of the LORD 3068 their God, 430 but transgressed 5674-4 his covenant, 1285 [and] all that Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068 commanded, 6680-14 and would not hear 8085-1 [them], nor do 6213-1 [them].

18:13 Now in the fourteenth 702 6240 year 8141 of king 4428 Hezekiah 2396 did Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804 come up 5927-1 against all the fenced 1219-7 cities 5892 of Judah, 3063 and took 8610-4 them.

18:14 And Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 sent 7971-4 to the king 4428 of Assyria 804 to Lachish, 3923 saying, 559- 2 I have offended; 2398-1 return 7725-3 from me: that which thou puttest 5414-4 on me will I bear. 5375-4 And the king 4428 of Assyria 804 appointed 7760-4 unto Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 three 7969 hundred 3967 talents 3603 of silver 3701 and thirty 7970 talents 3603 of gold. 2091

18:15 And Hezekiah 2396 gave 5414-4 [him] all the silver 3701 that was found 4672-12 in the house 1004 of the LORD, 3068 and in the treasures 214 of the king's 4428 house. 1004

18:16 At that time 6256 did Hezekiah 2396 cut off 7112-14 [the gold from] the doors 1817 of the temple 1964 of the LORD, 3068 and [from] the pillars 547 which Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 had overlaid, 6823-14 and gave 5414-4 it to the king 4428 of Assyria. 804

18:17 And the king 4428 of Assyria 804 sent 7971-4 Tartan 8661 and Rabsaris 7249 and Rabshakeh 7262 from Lachish 3923 to king 4428 Hezekiah 2396 with a great 3515 host 2426 against Jerusalem. 3389 And they went up 5927-4 and came 935- 4 to Jerusalem. 3389 And when they were come up, 5927-4 they came 935-4 and stood 5975-4 by the conduit 8585 of the upper 5945 pool, 1295 which [is] in the highway 4546 of the fuller's 3526-5 field. 7704

18:18 And when they had called 7121-4 to the king, 4428 there came out 3318-4 to them Eliakim 471 the son 1121 of Hilkiah, 2518 which [was] over the household, 1004 and Shebna 7644 the scribe, 5608-6 and Joah 3098 the son 1121 of Asaph 623 the recorder. 2142-56

18:19 And Rabshakeh 7262 said 559-4 unto them, Speak 559-3 ye now to Hezekiah, 2396 Thus saith 559-1 the great 1419 king, 4428 the king 4428 of Assyria, 804 What confidence 986 [is] this wherein thou trustest? 982-1

18:20 Thou sayest, 559-1 (but [they are but] vain 8193 words,) 1697 [I have] counsel 6098 and strength 1369 for the war. 4421 Now on whom dost thou trust, 982-1 that thou rebellest 4775-1 against me?

18:21 Now, behold, thou trustest 982-1 upon the staff 4938 of this bruised 7533-7 reed, 7070 [even] upon Egypt, 4714 on which if a man 376 lean, 5564-11 it will go 935-1 into his hand, 3709 and pierce 5344-1 it: so [is] Pharaoh 6547 king 4428 of Egypt 4714 unto all that trust 982-6 on him.

18:22 But if ye say 559-4 unto me, We trust 982-1 in the LORD 3068 our God: 430 [is] not that he, whose high places 1116 and whose altars 4196 Hezekiah 2396 hath taken away, 5493-52 and hath said 559-4 to Judah 3063 and Jerusalem, 3389 Ye shall worship 7812-101 before 6440 this altar 4196 in Jerusalem? 3389

18:23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges 6148-100 to my lord 113 the king 4428 of Assyria, 804 and I will deliver 5414-4 thee two thousand 505 horses, 5483 if thou be able 3201-4 on thy part to set 5414-2 riders 7392-6 upon them.

18:24 How then wilt thou turn away 7725-55 the face 6440 of one 259 captain 6346 of the least 6996 of my master's 113 servants, 5650 and put thy trust 982-4 on Egypt 4714 for chariots 7393 and for horsemen? 6571

18:25 Am I now come up 5927-1 without 1107 the LORD 3068 against this place 4725 to destroy 7843-53 it? The LORD 3068 said 559-1 to me, Go up 5927-3 against this land, 776 and destroy 7843-54 it.

18:26 Then said 559-4 Eliakim 471 the son 1121 of Hilkiah, 2518 and Shebna, 7644 and Joah, 3098 unto Rabshakeh, 7262 Speak, 1696-16 I pray thee, to thy servants 5650 in the Syrian 762 language; for we understand 8085-6 [it]: and talk 1696-17 not with us in the Jews' language 3066 in the ears 241 of the people 5971 that [are] on the wall. 2346

18:27 But Rabshakeh 7262 said 559-4 unto them, Hath my master 113 sent 7971-1 me to thy master, 113 and to thee, to speak 1696-15 these words? 1697 [hath he] not [sent me] to the men 582 which sit 3427-6 on the wall, 2346 that they may eat 398- 2 their own dung, 6675|2755-k and drink 8354-2 their own piss 4325|7272|7890-k with you?

18:28 Then Rabshakeh 7262 stood 5975-4 and cried 7121-4 with a loud 1419 voice 6963 in the Jews' language, 3066 and spake, 1696-17 saying, 559-4 Hear 8085-3 the word 1697 of the great 1419 king, 4428 the king 4428 of Assyria: 804

18:29 Thus saith 559-1 the king, 4428 Let not Hezekiah 2396 deceive 5377-55 you: for he shall not be able 3201-4 to deliver 5337-53 you out of his hand: 3027

18:30 Neither let Hezekiah 2396 make you trust 982-55 in the LORD, 3068 saying, 559-2 The LORD 3068 will surely 5337-53 deliver 5337-55 us, and this city 5892 shall not be delivered 5414-11 into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Assyria. 804

18:31 Hearken 8085-4 not to Hezekiah: 2396 for thus saith 559-1 the king 4428 of Assyria, 804 Make 6213-3 [an agreement] with me by a present, 1293 and come out 3318-3 to me, and [then] eat 398-3 ye every man 376 of his own vine, 1612 and every one 376 of his fig tree, 8384 and drink 8354-3 ye every one 376 the waters 4325 of his cistern: 953

18:32 Until I come 935-2 and take you away 3947-1 to a land 776 like your own land, 776 a land 776 of corn 1715 and wine, 8492 a land 776 of bread 3899 and vineyards, 3754 a land 776 of oil 3323 olive 2132 and of honey, 1706 that ye may live, 2421-3 and not die: 4191-4 and hearken 8085-4 not unto Hezekiah, 2396 when he persuadeth 5496-55 you, saying, 559-2 The LORD 3068 will deliver 5337-55 us.

18:33 Hath any 376 of the gods 430 of the nations 1471 delivered 5337-52 at all 5337-53 his land 776 out of the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Assyria? 804

18:34 Where [are] the gods 430 of Hamath, 2574 and of Arpad? 774 where [are] the gods 430 of Sepharvaim, 5617 Hena, 2012 and Ivah? 5755 have they delivered 5337-52 Samaria 8111 out of mine hand? 3027

18:35 Who [are] they among all the gods 430 of the countries, 776 that have delivered 5337-52 their country 776 out of mine hand, 3027 that the LORD 3068 should deliver 5337-55 Jerusalem 3389 out of mine hand? 3027

18:36 But the people 5971 held their peace, 2790-52 and answered 6030-1 him not a word: 1697 for the king's 4428 commandment 4687 was, saying, 559-2 Answer 6030-4 him not.