Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! New Living Translation Then the chief of staff stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, “Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria! English Standard Version Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! Berean Standard Bible Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! King James Bible Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria: New King James Version Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and spoke, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! New American Standard Bible Then Rabshakeh stood up and shouted with a loud voice in Judean, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! NASB 1995 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Judean, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. NASB 1977 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Judean, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Legacy Standard Bible Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Judean, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Amplified Bible Then the Rabshakeh stood and shouted out with a loud voice in Judean (Hebrew), “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Christian Standard Bible The royal spokesman stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew. Then he spoke: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. American Standard Version Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Rab Shakeh stood and he called in a loud voice in Judean, and he said: ”Hear the statement of the great King, the King of Assyria. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Rapsakes stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and spoke, and said, Hear the words of the great king of the Assyrians: Contemporary English Version Then, in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear, he shouted in Hebrew: Listen to what the great king of Assyria says! Douay-Rheims Bible Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said: Hear the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians. English Revised Version Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the field commander stood and shouted loudly in the Judean language, "Listen to the great king, the king of Assyria. Good News Translation Then the official stood up and shouted in Hebrew, "Listen to what the emperor of Assyria is telling you! International Standard Version Then Rab-shakeh stood up and cried out loud, "Listen to what the great king, the king of Assyria has to say. JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Rab-shakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying: 'Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Literal Standard Version And the chief of the butlers stands and calls with a great voice [in] Jewish, and speaks and says, “Hear a word of the great king, the king of Asshur— Majority Standard Bible Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! New American Bible Then the commander stepped forward and cried out in a loud voice in the language of Judah, “Listen to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. NET Bible The chief adviser then stood there and called out loudly in the Judahite dialect, "Listen to the message of the great king, the king of Assyria. New Revised Standard Version Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! New Heart English Bible Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Judean language, and spoke, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Webster's Bible Translation Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews language, and spoke, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria: World English Bible Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and spoke, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Young's Literal Translation And the chief of the butlers standeth and calleth with a great voice in Jewish, and speaketh and saith, 'Hear ye a word of the great king, the king of Asshur: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem…27But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?” 28 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! 29This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.… Cross References 2 Kings 18:17 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer's Field. 2 Kings 18:27 But the Rabshakeh replied, "Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?" 2 Kings 18:29 This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand. 2 Chronicles 32:18 Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city. Treasury of Scripture Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria: Rab-shakeh. 2 Chronicles 32:18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. Isaiah 36:13-18 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria… the king of Assyria. 2 Kings 18:19 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? Ezra 7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. Psalm 47:2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. Jump to Previous Asshur Assyria Butlers Chief Commander Cried Ear Great Hear Hebrew Jewish Jews Judah Judean Loud Rabshakeh Rab'shakeh Rab-Shakeh Speaketh Standeth Stood Voice Word WordsJump to Next Asshur Assyria Butlers Chief Commander Cried Ear Great Hear Hebrew Jewish Jews Judah Judean Loud Rabshakeh Rab'shakeh Rab-Shakeh Speaketh Standeth Stood Voice Word Words2 Kings 18 1. Hezekiah's good reign4. He destroys idolatry, and prospers 9. The inhabitants of Samaria are carried captive for their sins 13. Sennacherib invading Judah, is pacified by a tribute 17. Rabshakeh, by blasphemous persuasions, solicits the people to revolt (28) Stood.--Came forward, i.e., nearer to the wall. (Comp. 1Kings 8:22.) The word.--LXX. and Vulg., words; so Isaiah. Verse 28. - Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with aloud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying. Rabshakeh had probably been sitting before. He now stood up to attract attention, and raised his voice to be the better heard. Still speaking Hebrew, and not Aramaic, he addressed himself directly to the people on the wall, soldiers and others, doing the very opposite to what he had been requested to do, and outraging all propriety. History scarcely presents any other instance of such coarse and barefaced effrontery, unless the affronts put upon a Danubian principality by the envoy of a "great Power" may be regarded as constituting a parallel. Hear the word of the great king, the King of Assyria. It is scarcely likely that Sennacherib had anticipated his envoy's action, much less directed it, and told him exactly what he was to say. But Rabshakeh thinks his words will have more effect if he represents them as those of his master.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the Rab-shakehשָׁקֵ֔ה (šā·qêh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7262: Rabshakeh -- perhaps 'chief of the officers', an Assyrian military leader stood וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations and called out וַיִּקְרָ֥א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read loudly בְקוֹל־ (ḇə·qō·wl-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound in Hebrew: יְהוּדִ֑ית (yə·hū·ḏîṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3066: The Jewish -- language “Hear שִׁמְע֛וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the great הַגָּד֖וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent king, הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king the king מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Assyria! אַשּֽׁוּר׃ (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur Links 2 Kings 18:28 NIV2 Kings 18:28 NLT 2 Kings 18:28 ESV 2 Kings 18:28 NASB 2 Kings 18:28 KJV 2 Kings 18:28 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 18:28 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 18:28 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 18:28 French Bible 2 Kings 18:28 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 18:28 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |