2 Kings 18:36 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”
2 Kings 18:36 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 18:36 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 18:36 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.””
2 Kings 18:36 — World English Bible
2 Kings 18:36 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not. ”
2 Kings 18:36 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 18:36 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the people have kept silent, and have not answered him a word, for the command of the king is, saying, `Do not answer him.'”
2 Kings 18:36 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 18:36 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the people were silent and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not. ”
2 Kings 18:36 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 18:36 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the people helde their peace, and answered not him a worde: for the Kings commandement was, saying, Answere ye him not.”
2 Kings 18:36 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 18:36 in Context — 2 Kings 18
34 Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
35 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab–shakeh.
What Does 2 Kings 18:36 Mean?
2 Kings 18:36 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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