2 Kings 18:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
2 Kings 18:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 18:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 18:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You say (but they are but vain words), ‘There is counsel and strength for war.’ Now on whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?”
2 Kings 18:20 — World English Bible
2 Kings 18:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou sayest (but they are but vain words), There is counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me? ”
2 Kings 18:20 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 18:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thou hast said: Only a word of the lips! counsel and might <FI>are<Fi> for battle; now, on whom hast thou trusted that thou hast rebelled against me?”
2 Kings 18:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 18:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou sayest — but it is a word of the lips — There is counsel and strength for war. Now on whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me? ”
2 Kings 18:20 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 18:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou thinkest, Surely I haue eloquence, but counsell and strength are for the warre. On whom then doest thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?”
2 Kings 18:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 18:20 in Context — 2 Kings 18
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.
22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
What Does 2 Kings 18:20 Mean?
2 Kings 18:20 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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