II Kings 18 (kjv)

Now it came to pass in the third^H7969 year^H8141 of Hoshea^H1954 son^H1121 of Elah^H425 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, that Hezekiah^H2396 the son^H1121 of Ahaz^H271 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 began to reign^H4427.²Twenty^H6242 and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 was he when he began to reign^H4427; and he reigned^H4427 twenty^H6242 and nine^H8672 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389. His mother's^H517 name^H8034 also was Abi^H21, the daughter^H1323 of Zachariah^H2148.³And he did^H6213 that which was right^H3477 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, according to all that David^H1732 his father^H1 did^H6213.

⁴He removed^H5493 the high places^H1116, and brake^H7665 the images^H4676, and cut down^H3772 the groves^H842, and brake in pieces^H3807 the brasen^H5178 serpent^H5175 that Moses^H4872 had made^H6213: for unto those days^H3117 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did burn incense^H6999 to it: and he called^H7121 it Nehushtan^H5180.⁵He trusted^H982 in the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478; so that after^H310 him was none like him among all the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, nor any that were before^H6440 him.⁶For he clave^H1692 to the LORD^H3068, and departed^H5493 not from following^H310 him, but kept^H8104 his commandments^H4687, which the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680 Moses^H4872.⁷And the LORD^H3068 was with him; and he prospered^H7919 whithersoever he went forth^H3318: and he rebelled^H4775 against the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, and served^H5647 him not.⁸He smote^H5221 the Philistines^H6430, even unto Gaza^H5804, and the borders^H1366 thereof, from the tower^H4026 of the watchmen^H5341 to the fenced^H4013 city^H5892.

⁹And it came to pass in the fourth^H7243 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396, which was the seventh^H7637 year^H8141 of Hoshea^H1954 son^H1121 of Elah^H425 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, that Shalmaneser^H8022 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 came up^H5927 against Samaria^H8111, and besieged^H6696 it.¹⁰And at the end^H7097 of three^H7969 years^H8141 they took^H3920 it: even in the sixth^H8337 year^H8141 of Hezekiah^H2396, that is the ninth^H8672 year^H8141 of Hoshea^H1954 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, Samaria^H8111 was taken^H3920.¹¹And the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 did carry away^H1540 Israel^H3478 unto Assyria^H804, and put^H5148 them in Halah^H2477 and in Habor^H2249 by the river^H5104 of Gozan^H1470, and in the cities^H5892 of the Medes^H4074:¹²Because they obeyed^H8085 not the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 their God^H430, but transgressed^H5674 his covenant^H1285, and all that Moses^H4872 the servant^H5650 of the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680, and would not hear^H8085 them, nor do^H6213 them.

¹³Now in the fourteenth^{H702 H6240} year^H8141 of king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396 did Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 come up^H5927 against all the fenced^H1219 cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and took^H8610 them.¹⁴And Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 sent^H7971 to the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 to Lachish^H3923, saying^H559, I have offended^H2398; return^H7725 from me: that which thou puttest^H5414 on me will I bear^H5375. And the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 appointed^H7760 unto Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 three^H7969 hundred^H3967 talents^H3603 of silver^H3701 and thirty^H7970 talents^H3603 of gold^H2091.¹⁵And Hezekiah^H2396 gave^H5414 him all the silver^H3701 that was found^H4672 in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and in the treasures^H214 of the king's^H4428 house^H1004.¹⁶At that time^H6256 did Hezekiah^H2396 cut off^H7112 the gold from the doors^H1817 of the temple^H1964 of the LORD^H3068, and from the pillars^H547 which Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had overlaid^H6823, and gave^H5414 it to the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804.

¹⁷And the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 sent^H7971 Tartan^H8661 and Rabsaris^H7249 and Rabshakeh^H7262 from Lachish^H3923 to king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396 with a great^H3515 host^H2426 against Jerusalem^H3389. And they went up^H5927 and came^H935 to Jerusalem^H3389. And when they were come up^H5927, they came^H935 and stood^H5975 by the conduit^H8585 of the upper^H5945 pool^H1295, which is in the highway^H4546 of the fuller's^H3526 field^H7704.¹⁸And when they had called^H7121 to the king^H4428, there came out^H3318 to them Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah^H2518, which was over the household^H1004, and Shebna^H7644 the scribe^H5608, and Joah^H3098 the son^H1121 of Asaph^H623 the recorder^H2142.¹⁹And Rabshakeh^H7262 said^H559 unto them, Speak^H559 ye now to Hezekiah^H2396, Thus saith^H559 the great^H1419 king^H4428, the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, What confidence^H986 is this wherein thou trustest^H982?²⁰Thou sayest^H559, (but they are but vain^H8193 words^H1697,) I have counsel^H6098 and strength^H1369 for the war^H4421. Now on whom dost thou trust^H982, that thou rebellest^H4775 against me?²¹Now, behold, thou trustest^H982 upon the staff^H4938 of this bruised^H7533 reed^H7070, even upon Egypt^H4714, on which if a man^H376 lean^H5564, it will go^H935 into his hand^H3709, and pierce^H5344 it: so is Pharaoh^H6547 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 unto all that trust^H982 on him.²²But if ye say^H559 unto me, We trust^H982 in the LORD^H3068 our God^H430: is not that he, whose high places^H1116 and whose altars^H4196 Hezekiah^H2396 hath taken away^H5493, and hath said^H559 to Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389, Ye shall worship^H7812 before^H6440 this altar^H4196 in Jerusalem^H3389?²³Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges^H6148 to my lord^H113 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, and I will deliver^H5414 thee two thousand^H505 horses^H5483, if thou be able^H3201 on thy part to set^H5414 riders^H7392 upon them.²⁴How then wilt thou turn away^H7725 the face^H6440 of one^H259 captain^H6346 of the least^H6996 of my master's^H113 servants^H5650, and put thy trust^H982 on Egypt^H4714 for chariots^H7393 and for horsemen^H6571?²⁵Am I now come up^H5927 without^H1107 the LORD^H3068 against this place^H4725 to destroy^H7843 it? The LORD^H3068 said^H559 to me, Go up^H5927 against this land^H776, and destroy^H7843 it.²⁶Then said^H559 Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah^H2518, and Shebna^H7644, and Joah^H3098, unto Rabshakeh^H7262, Speak^H1696, I pray thee, to thy servants^H5650 in the Syrian language^H762; for we understand^H8085 it: and talk^H1696 not with us in the Jews' language^H3066 in the ears^H241 of the people^H5971 that are on the wall^H2346.²⁷But Rabshakeh^H7262 said^H559 unto them, Hath my master^H113 sent^H7971 me to thy master^H113, and to thee, to speak^H1696 these words^H1697? hath he not sent me to the men^H582 which sit^H3427 on the wall^H2346, that they may eat^H398 their own dung^{H6675 H2755}, and drink^H8354 their own piss^{H4325 H7272 H7890} with you?²⁸Then Rabshakeh^H7262 stood^H5975 and cried^H7121 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963 in the Jews' language^H3066, and spake^H1696, saying^H559, Hear^H8085 the word^H1697 of the great^H1419 king^H4428, the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804:²⁹Thus saith^H559 the king^H4428, Let not Hezekiah^H2396 deceive^H5377 you: for he shall not be able^H3201 to deliver^H5337 you out of his hand^H3027:³⁰Neither let Hezekiah^H2396 make you trust^H982 in the LORD^H3068, saying^H559, The LORD^H3068 will surely^H5337 deliver^H5337 us, and this city^H5892 shall not be delivered^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804.³¹Hearken^H8085 not to Hezekiah^H2396: for thus saith^H559 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, Make^H6213 an agreement with me by a present^H1293, and come out^H3318 to me, and then eat^H398 ye every man^H376 of his own vine^H1612, and every one^H376 of his fig tree^H8384, and drink^H8354 ye every one^H376 the waters^H4325 of his cistern^H953:³²Until I come^H935 and take you away^H3947 to a land^H776 like your own land^H776, a land^H776 of corn^H1715 and wine^H8492, a land^H776 of bread^H3899 and vineyards^H3754, a land^H776 of oil^H3323 olive^H2132 and of honey^H1706, that ye may live^H2421, and not die^H4191: and hearken^H8085 not unto Hezekiah^H2396, when he persuadeth^H5496 you, saying^H559, The LORD^H3068 will deliver^H5337 us.³³Hath any^H376 of the gods^H430 of the nations^H1471 delivered^H5337 at all^H5337 his land^H776 out of the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804?³⁴Where are the gods^H430 of Hamath^H2574, and of Arpad^H774? where are the gods^H430 of Sepharvaim^H5617, Hena^H2012, and Ivah^H5755? have they delivered^H5337 Samaria^H8111 out of mine hand^H3027?³⁵Who are they among all the gods^H430 of the countries^H776, that have delivered^H5337 their country^H776 out of mine hand^H3027, that the LORD^H3068 should deliver^H5337 Jerusalem^H3389 out of mine hand^H3027?³⁶But the people^H5971 held their peace^H2790, and answered^H6030 him not a word^H1697: for the king's^H4428 commandment^H4687 was, saying^H559, Answer^H6030 him not.³⁷Then came^H935 Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah^H2518, which was over the household^H1004, and Shebna^H7644 the scribe^H5608, and Joah^H3098 the son^H1121 of Asaph^H623 the recorder^H2142, to Hezekiah^H2396 with their clothes^H899 rent^H7167, and told^H5046 him the words^H1697 of Rabshakeh^H7262.