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2 Kings 18 (WEBP)

[1] Now in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
[2] He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.
[3] He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done.
[4] He removed the high places, broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because in those days the children of Israel burned incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan.
[5] He trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that after him was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him.
[6] For he joined with Yahweh. He didn’t depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.
[7] Yahweh was with him. Wherever he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria, and didn’t serve him.
[8] He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
[9] In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
[10] At the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
[11] The king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
[12] because they didn’t obey Yahweh their God’s voice, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded, and would not hear it or do it.
[13] Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
[14] Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have offended you. Withdraw from me. That which you put on me, I will bear.” The king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
[15] Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in Yahweh’s house and in the treasures of the king’s house.
[16] At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of Yahweh’s temple, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
[17] The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
[18] When they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.
[19] Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘The great king, the king of Assyria, says, “What confidence is this in which you trust?
[20] 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?
[21] Now, behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt. If a man leans on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
[22] But if you tell me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God,’ isn’t that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?
[23] Now therefore, please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
[24] How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
[25] Have I now come up without Yahweh against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and destroy it.’ ” ’ ”
[26] Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
[27] But Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me to your master and to you, to speak these words? Hasn’t he sent me to the men who sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own urine with you?”
[28] 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.
[29] The king says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand.
[30] Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
[31] Don’t listen to Hezekiah.’ For the king of Assyria says, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and everyone of you eat from his own vine, and everyone from his own fig tree, and everyone drink water from his own cistern;
[32] until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and of honey, that you may live and not die. Don’t listen to Hezekiah when he persuades you, saying, “Yahweh will deliver us.”
[33] Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
[34] Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
[35] Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’ ”
[36] But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
[37] Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him Rabshakeh’s words.

2 Kings 18:14 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces

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King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 18 (KJVS)

[1] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel , [that] Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign ().
[2] Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign (); and he reigned () twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . His mother’s name also [was] Abi , the daughter of Zachariah .
[3] And he did () [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD , according to all that David his father did ().
[4] He removed () the high places , and brake () the images , and cut down () the groves , and brake in pieces () the brasen serpent that Moses had made (): for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense () to it: and he called () it Nehushtan .
[5] He trusted () in the LORD God of Israel ; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah , nor [any] that were before him.
[6] For he clave () to the LORD , [and] departed () not from following him, but kept () his commandments , which the LORD commanded () Moses .
[7] And the LORD was with him; [and] he prospered () whithersoever he went forth (): and he rebelled () against the king of Assyria , and served () him not.
[8] He smote () the Philistines , [even] unto Gaza , and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen () to the fenced city .
[9] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah , which [was] the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel , [that] Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up () against Samaria , and besieged () it.
[10] And at the end of three years they took () it: [even] in the sixth year of Hezekiah , that [is] the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel , Samaria was taken ().
[11] And the king of Assyria did carry away () Israel unto Assyria , and put () them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river of Gozan , and in the cities of the Medes :
[12] Because they obeyed () not the voice of the LORD their God , but transgressed () his covenant , [and] all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded (), and would not hear () [them], nor do () [them].
[13] Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up () against all the fenced () cities of Judah , and took () them.
[14] And Hezekiah king of Judah sent () to the king of Assyria to Lachish , saying (), I have offended (); return () from me: that which thou puttest () on me will I bear (). And the king of Assyria appointed () unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold .
[15] And Hezekiah gave () [him] all the silver that was found () in the house of the LORD , and in the treasures of the king’s house .
[16] At that time did Hezekiah cut off () [the gold from] the doors of the temple of the LORD , and [from] the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid (), and gave () it to the king of Assyria .
[17] And the king of Assyria sent () Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh 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 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 ()?
[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 ?
[23] Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges () to my lord the king of Assyria , and I will deliver () thee two thousand horses , if thou be able () on thy part to set () riders () upon them.
[24] How then wilt thou turn away () the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants , and put thy trust () on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen ?
[25] Am I now come up () without the LORD against this place to destroy () it? The LORD said () to me, Go up () against this land , and destroy () it.
[26] Then said () Eliakim the son of Hilkiah , and Shebna , and Joah , unto Rabshakeh , Speak (), I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language ; for we understand () [it]: and talk () not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that [are] on the wall .
[27] But Rabshakeh said () unto them, Hath my master sent () me to thy master , and to thee, to speak () these words ? [hath he] not [sent me] to the men which sit () on the wall , that they may eat () their own dung () , and drink () their own piss () with you?
[28] 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 :
[29] Thus saith () the king , Let not Hezekiah deceive () you: for he shall not be able () to deliver () you out of his hand :
[30] Neither let Hezekiah make you trust () in the LORD , saying (), The LORD will surely () deliver () us, and this city shall not be delivered () into the hand of the king of Assyria .
[31] Hearken () not to Hezekiah : for thus saith () the king of Assyria , Make () [an agreement] with me by a present , and come out () to me, and [then] eat () ye every man of his own vine , and every one of his fig tree , and drink () ye every one the waters of his cistern :
[32] Until I come () and take you away () to a land like your own land , a land of corn and wine , a land of bread and vineyards , a land of oil olive and of honey , that ye may live (), and not die (): and hearken () not unto Hezekiah , when he persuadeth () you, saying (), The LORD will deliver () us.
[33] Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered () at all () his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria ?
[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 Rabshakeh .

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Kings 18 (YLT)

[1] And it cometh to pass, in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, reigned hath Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah;
[2] a son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Abi daughter of Zechariah.
[3] And he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father did,
[4] he hath turned aside the high places, and broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrine, and beaten down the brazen serpent that Moses made, for unto these days were the sons of Israel making perfume to it, and he calleth it ‘a piece of brass.’
[5] In Jehovah, God of Israel, he hath trusted, and after him there hath not been like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among any who were before him;
[6] and he cleaveth to Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from after Him, and keepeth His commands that Jehovah commanded Moses.
[7] And Jehovah hath been with him, in every place where he goeth out he acteth wisely, and he rebelleth against the king of Asshur, and hath not served him;
[8] he hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.
[9] And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of king Hezekiah-it is the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel-come up hath Shalmaneser king of Asshur against Samaria, and layeth siege to it,
[10] and they capture it at the end of three years; in the sixth year of Hezekiah-it is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel-hath Samaria been captureth,
[11] and the king of Asshur removeth Israel to Asshur, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor by the river Gozan, and in cities of the Medes,
[12] because that they have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah their God, and transgress His covenant-all that He commanded Moses, servant of Jehovah-yea, they have not hearkened nor done it.
[13] And in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah hath Sennacherib king of Asshur come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and seizeth them,
[14] and Hezekiah king of Judah sendeth unto the king of Asshur to Lachish, saying, ‘I have sinned, turn back from off me; that which thou puttest on me I bear;’ and the king of Asshur layeth on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold,
[15] and Hezekiah giveth all the silver that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king;
[16] at that time hath Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the pillars that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and giveth them to the king of Asshur.
[17] And the king of Asshur sendeth Tartan, and the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the butlers, from Lachish, unto king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, to Jerusalem, and they go up and come in to Jerusalem, and they go up, and come in and stand by the conduit of the upper pool that is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
[18] And they call unto the king, and go out unto them doth Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who is over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the remembrancer.
[19] 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 is this confidence in which thou hast confided?
[20] Thou hast said: Only a word of the lips! counsel and might are for battle; now, on whom hast thou trusted that thou hast rebelled against me?
[21] ‘Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thee on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it!-so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.
[22] ‘And when ye say unto me, Unto Jehovah our God we have trusted, is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath turned aside, and saith to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar do ye bow yourselves in Jerusalem?
[23] ‘And, now, give a pledge for thee, I pray thee, to my lord the king of Asshur, and I give to thee two thousand horses, if thou art able to give for thee riders on them.
[24] And how dost thou turn back the face of one captain of the least of the servants of my lord, that thou dost trust for thee on Egypt for chariot, and for horsemen?
[25] Now, without Jehovah have I come up against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and thou hast destroyed it.’
[26] And Eliakim son of Hilkiah saith-and Shebna, and Joah-to the chief of the butlers, ‘Speak, we pray thee, unto thy servants in Aramaean, for we are understanding, and do not speak with us in Jewish, in the ears of the people who are on the wall.’
[27] And the chief of the butlers saith unto them, ‘For thy lord, and unto thee, hath my lord sent me to speak these words? is it not for the men, those sitting on the wall to eat their own dung and to drink their own water, with you?’
[28] 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:
[29] thus said the king, Let not Hezekiah lift you up, for he is not able to deliver you out of his hand;
[30] and let not Hezekiah make you trust unto Jehovah, saying, Jehovah doth certainly deliver us, and this city is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
[31] ‘Do not hearken unto Hezekiah, for thus said the king of Asshur, Make with me a blessing, and come out unto me, and eat ye each of his vine, and each of his fig-tree, and drink ye each the waters of his own well,
[32] till my coming in, and I have taken you unto a land like your own land, a land of corn and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive, and honey, and live, and die not; and do not hearken unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, Jehovah doth deliver us.
[33] ‘Have the gods of the nations delivered at all each his land out of the hand of the king of Asshur?
[34] Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? where the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah, that they have delivered Samaria out of my hand?
[35] Who are they among all the gods of the lands that have delivered their land out of my hand, that Jehovah doth deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’
[36] 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.’
[37] And Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who is over the house, cometh in, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the remembrancer, unto Hezekiah, with rent garments, and they declare to him the words of the chief of the butlers.