2 Kings 18:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Rab–shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?”
2 Kings 18:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 18:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 18:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘The great king, the king of Assyria, says, “What confidence is this in which you trust?”
2 Kings 18:19 — World English Bible
2 Kings 18:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? ”
2 Kings 18:19 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 18:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the chief of the butlers saith unto them, `Say, I pray you, unto Hezekiah, Thus said the great king, the king of Asshur, What <FI>is<Fi> this confidence in which thou hast confided?”
2 Kings 18:19 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 18:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? ”
2 Kings 18:19 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 18:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Rabshakeh sayde vnto them, Tell ye Hezekiah, I pray you, Thus saith the great King, euen the great King of Asshur, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?”
2 Kings 18:19 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 18:19 in Context — 2 Kings 18
17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
19 And Rab–shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
20 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
What Does 2 Kings 18:19 Mean?
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